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Webster 1913 Edition
Delphic
Del′phic
,Adj.
[L.
Delphicus
, fr. Gr. Δελφικός
, fr. Δελφοί
, L. Delphi
, a town of Phocis, in Greece, now Kastri
.] (Gr. Antiq.)
1.
Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place.
Definition 2024
Delphic
Delphic
See also: delphic
English
Adjective
Delphic (comparative more Delphic, superlative most Delphic)
- Of or relating to Delphi or its oracles.
- Obscurely prophetic.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 18:
- He telephoned airlines, government contacts and a whole host of pale, over-brushed acquaintances in the U.S. Consulate, who infuriated him with arch and Delphic answers.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 18: