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oracular in German

oracular in German is orakelhaft, orakelmäßig — oracular means relating to an oracle.

oracular in German

orakelhaft
adj
orakelmäßig
adj

What does "oracular" mean?

  1. adj Relating to an oracle.
    "Ferguson's sin consisted in his oracular 'unmasking' of a 'second-rate sort of society, full of second rate citizens, pursuing comparatively worthless objects.'"
  2. adj Predicting what will happen in the future.
    "It was one of those dire oracular pronouncements that Marko made from time to time, which were afterwards spread from mouth to mouth among the Serbs."
  3. adj Spoken with great wisdom and authority.
  4. adj Unclear, so that its true meaning is hard to work out.
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oracular in a sentence

  • Ferguson's sin consisted in his oracular 'unmasking' of a 'second-rate sort of society, full of second rate citizens, pursuing comparatively worthless objects.'
  • It was one of those dire oracular pronouncements that Marko made from time to time, which were afterwards spread from mouth to mouth among the Serbs.

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What is "oracular" in German?
"oracular" in German is orakelhaft, orakelmäßig. oracular means: Relating to an oracle.
Are there other ways to say "oracular" in German?
Yes — German has 2 translations listed for "oracular": orakelhaft, orakelmäßig.
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