"oraculous" meaning in English

See oraculous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more oraculous [comparative], most oraculous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin ōrācul(um) (“oracle”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ōrāculum|ōrācul(um)|oracle}} Latin ōrācul(um) (“oracle”), {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} oraculous (comparative more oraculous, superlative most oraculous)
  1. (now rare) Oracular. Tags: archaic Derived forms: oraculously, oraculousness
    Sense id: en-oraculous-en-adj-camMVFop Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous

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