'Delphic' definitions:

Definition of 'Delphic'

From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi; "Delphic oracle" [syn: Delphic, Delphian]
adjective
Obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular message" [syn: Delphic, oracular]

Definition of 'Delphic'

From: GCIDE
  • Delphic \Del"phic\, a. [L. Delphicus, fr. Gr. Delfiko`s, fr. Delfoi`, 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Ambiguous; mysterious. "If he is silent or delphic." --New York Times. Delphin

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