Delphic

delphic English Etymology en :af Delphi -ic + 1 Pronunciation en /ˈdɛlfɪk/ UK Adjective Of or relating to Delphi or its oracles. en 2018-03-14 Roger Penrose w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/mar/14/stephen-hawking-obituary 'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary by Roger Penrose As with the Delphic oracle of ancient Greece, physical impairment seemed compensated by almost supernatural gifts, which allowed his mind to roam the universe freely, upon occasion enigmatically revealing some of its secrets hidden from ordinary mortal view. https://web.archive.org/web/20250320073454/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/mar/14/stephen-hawking-obituary obscure ly prophetic. en 1977 w:John Le Carré The Honourable Schoolboy 18 Folio Society 2010 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. en Dexter Hoyos The Carthaginians Routledge 2010 0-203-85132-3 215 Carthage now sent two embassies to Rome, one after the other, essentially to ask forgiveness and avert war. The first was told enigmatically that it would depend on "if the Carthaginians give satisfaction to the Romans". The ensuing embassy received the still more delphic reply that "the Carthaginians knew very well" what this meant. en 2017 Carl E. Walsh Monetary Theory and Policy 4th MIT Press 33 Campbell et al. [&hellip] called the first effect Odyssian—the central bank is committing itself to keeping rates low in the future—and the second Delphic—the central bank is signaling a change in the outlook for the economy. Derived terms en Delphic maxims Translations of or relating to Delphi Armenian: hy Catalan: ca dèlfic Finnish: fi delfolainen French: fr delphique Galician: gl délfico Georgian: ka German: de delphisch Greek: el δελφικός Ancient Greek: grc Δελφικός Hungarian: hu delphoi Italian: it delfico Polish: pl delficki Portuguese: pt délfico Romanian: ro Russian: ru дельфи́йский Spanish: es délfico Swedish: sv delfisk