Sibyllic (Adjective)
Meaning
Resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The old sage's sibyllic utterances were often cryptic but always insightful.
- Her words were laced with a sibyllic quality that made people sit up and take notice.
- The sibyllic voice in the cave was said to have predicted the downfall of the ancient civilization.
- The priestess's sibyllic trance was a sight to behold, as if she was channeling the gods themselves.
- The sibyllic language of the ancient texts was said to hold the secrets of the universe.