— oracularly , adv. — oracularity /aw rak'yeuh lar"i tee, oh rak'-/ , oracularness , n.
/aw rak"yeuh leuhr, oh rak"-/ , adj.
1. of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle: an oracular response.
2. giving forth utterances or decisions as if by special inspiration or authority.
3. uttered or delivered as if divinely inspired or infallible; sententious.
4. ambiguous; obscure.
5. portentous; ominous.
[ 1625-35; oracul ( um ) ORACLE + -AR 1 ]
Syn. 1. prophetic. 2. authoritative, dogmatic. 4. equivocal.