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Delphick

Delphick is the obsolete form of Delphic.

Meaning of Delphic

Adjective

Delphic (comparative more Delphic, superlative most Delphic)

  1. Of or relating to Delphi or its oracles.
    • As with the Delphic oracle of ancient Greece, physical impairment seemed compensated by almost supernatural gifts, which allowed his mind to roam the universe freely, upon occasion enigmatically revealing some of its secrets hidden from ordinary mortal view.2018 March 14, Roger Penrose, “'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary by Roger Penrose”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2025
  2. Obscurely prophetic.
    • He telephoned airlines, government contacts and a whole host of pale, over-brushed acquaintances in the U.S. Consulate, who infuriated him with arch and Delphic answers.1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 18

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Forms of Delphick

comparativemore Delphick
superlativemost Delphick

Questions about Delphick

What is Delphick the obsolete form of?
Delphick is the obsolete form of Delphic.

Words near Delphick in the dictionary

  1. Delphiads
  2. Delphian
  3. Delphians
  4. delphic
  5. delphically
  6. Delphick
  7. delphin
  8. delphinal
  9. Delphinate
  10. delphine
  11. delphinese

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Delphick (page history and authors); Delphic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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