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divinatory

adjective

based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
Y
Contains
IV
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

dɪˈvɪnətɹi

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

    “theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural”

adjective

  1. resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy

    “the high priest's divinatory pronouncement”

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Example Sentences

theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
the supposed reason for his absence
suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
hypothetical situation
the high priest's divinatory pronouncement
mantic powers
a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions

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