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Word of the Day – Oracular

By November 19, 2025Word of the Day

Oracular (adj)

or-ak-yu-ler

Of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle. Uttered or delivered as if divinely inspired or infallible; sententious.

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin ōrācul(um) oracle + -ar 1

Example sentences

“Her oracular predictions gave me the creeps”

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