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oraculous

oraculous adjective: oracular.

Adjective

oraculous (comparative more oraculous, superlative most oraculous)

  1. (archaic) Oracular.
    • If, Mrs Betty, I had not been used to your oughts, and to have my duty laid down to me by your oraculous wisdom, I should be apt to stare at the liberty of your speech.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LXIII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...

Forms of oraculous

comparativemore oraculous
superlativemost oraculous

Origin of oraculous

From Latin ōrācul(um) (“oracle”) + -ous.

Words formed from oraculous

Questions about oraculous

What does oraculous mean?
Oraculous means oracular.
What part of speech is oraculous?
Oraculous is an adjective.

Words near oraculous in the dictionary

  1. oracular
  2. oracularities
  3. oracularity
  4. oracularly
  5. oracularness
  6. oraculous
  7. oraculously
  8. oraculousness
  9. oracy
  10. orad
  11. Oradea

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