oracularly
- adverb
- /əˈrækjələrli/
- Literature
:
de manera oracular
- The ancient texts were written oracularly.
Examples
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During the meeting, she oracularly declared the project a guaranteed success.
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The professor answered the student's question oracularly, leaving no room for doubt or debate.
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He spoke oracularly about the future of technology, as if he knew exactly what would happen.
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He spoke oracularly during the meeting.
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He spoke oracularly, leaving everyone to ponder the deeper meaning behind his words.
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The teacher's remarks during the discussion were oracularly insightful, guiding the students towards understanding complex ideas.
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Her predictions were delivered oracularly, intriguing everyone with their combination of wisdom and mystery.
Synonyms
3
6.5
In a clever, careful way that shows good sense
1
8.3
In a mysterious way that is hard to understand
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9.6
In a way that hides what someone feels and is hard to understand
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8.9
Acting wisely and carefully to make good decisions
Antonyms
How Mysterious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word oracularly comes from oracle, which comes from the old Latin verb orare, meaning 'to speak' or 'pray'. An oracle was a person who gave important, often mysterious advice, so to speak oracularly is to speak in a wise, sometimes hard-to-understand way.