oraculous

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adjective

Oracular.

OriginLatin ōrācul(um) →
First used 17th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectiveoraculous (comparative more oraculous, superlative most oraculous)

comparative more oraculous · superlative most oraculous

  1. archaicOracular.First known use 17th c.

    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, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinōrācul(um)“oracle”
  2. Englishoraculous

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

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APA

oraculous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oraculous

MLA

“oraculous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oraculous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oraculous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oraculous.

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