oracular C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɔˈrækjəlɚ/ UK /ɒˈrækjʊlə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj resembling an oracle; prophetic, wise, or ambiguously mysterious The old hermit answered our questions in oracular, riddling phrases. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · resembling an oracle;... propheticprescientsagecrypticambiguousmysteriousauthoritativesibylline ↔ Opposites plainclearunambiguousmundane Word family Derived forms oracularlyoracularity Related forms oracleorationoral Etymology AI details From Latin 'oracularius', from 'oraculum' ('oracle'), from 'orare' ('to speak'); the irregular '-cular' form arose by analogy with words like 'spectacular'. oraculum Latin orare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # oracular **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɔˈrækjəlɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɒˈrækjʊlə/ ## Meanings 1. resembling an oracle; prophetic, wise, or ambiguously mysterious ## Examples - The old hermit answered our questions in oracular, riddling phrases. ## Synonyms - prophetic - prescient - sage - cryptic - ambiguous - mysterious - authoritative - sibylline ## Antonyms - plain - clear - unambiguous - mundane ## Derived Forms - oracularly - oracularity ## Related Forms - oracle - oration - oral ## Roots and Affixes - Root: oraculum - Root: orare ## Etymology From Latin 'oracularius', from 'oraculum' ('oracle'), from 'orare' ('to speak'); the irregular '-cular' form arose by analogy with words like 'spectacular'. ## AI Etymology Oracular is from Latin 'oracularius', from 'oraculum' ('oracle'), from 'orare' ('to speak'); the irregular '-cular' form arose by analogy with words like 'spectacular'. Important recorded forms include oraculum (Latin) and orare (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers resembling an oracle; prophetic, wise, or ambiguously mysterious. The wider family includes derived forms such as oracularly and oracularity and related words such as oracle, oration, and oral. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown