oraculous
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin ōrācul(um) (“oracle”) + -ous.
Adjective
[edit]oraculous (comparative more oraculous, superlative most oraculous)
- (now rare) Oracular. [from 17th c.]
- 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LXIII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
- 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.