Delphic
pronunciation
How to pronounce Delphic in British English:
UK [ˈdelfɪk]
How to pronounce Delphic in American English:
US [ˈdɛlfɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi
- obscurely prophetic
Word Origin
- Delphic (adj.)
- 1590s, from Latin Delphicus, from Greek Delphikos, from Delphi (see Delphi).
Example
- 1. But all the while he was saying it the delphic oracle was lending at interest .
- 2. Its monetary policy setting official interest rates and making delphic utterances about possible future moves attracts little notice .
- 3. For a market long used to the opaque delphic utterances of mr greenspan , mr bernanke 's plain speaking came across at first as shouting in a library .
- 4. Delphic pronouncements ; an oracular message .
- 5. You are not just listening to a delphic oracle .