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ORACULOUS
Etymology
Adjective
oraculous (comparative more oraculous, superlative most oraculous)
(now, rare) Oracular. [from 17th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
O*rac"u*lous, a.
Definition: Oracular; of the nature of an oracle. [R.] "Equivocations, or oraculous speeches." Bacon. "The oraculous seer." Pope.
– O*rac"u*lous*ly, adv.
– O*rac"u*lous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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