oracular

[aw-rak-yuh-ler, oh-rak-] / ɔˈræk yə lər, oʊˈræk- /

ADJECTIVE

prophetic

Synonyms

WEAK

Delphian ambiguous anticipating apocalyptic arcane auguring auspicious authoritative cabalistic clairvoyant cryptic discovering divining divulging dogmatic fatidic foreboding forecasting foretelling imperious interpretive mantic mysterious mystical obscure occult ominous peremptory portending portentous positive predicting presaging prescient proclaiming prognosticating prophesying sage secret sibylline significant soothsaying vague vatic venerable wise

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Ancient, patriarchal and oracular, Tennyson was not merely the poet laureate of England; he was, like his queen, a symbol of the British Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal

The identity of the oracular, or exceedingly well-informed, account holder is not known.

From MarketWatch

Speaking to independent news site The Handbasket, Onion CEO Ben Collins acknowledged the news outlet’s “oracular ability to predict the next great American horror,” but the ad’s impeccable timing was prescient in another way.

From Salon

Some months after the events of 2023’s “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One,” the all-knowing, oracular artificial intelligence program called the Entity has all but taken the world into its digital grasp.

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