pythisch

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German

Etymology

Pythia +‎ -isch

Adjective

pythisch (strong nominative masculine singular pythischer, comparative pythischer, superlative am pythischsten)

  1. (formal) oracular, pythonic
    Synonyms: orakelhaft, dunkel
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 332:
      „Na“, dachte Hans Castorp, „das ist auch so ein pythischer Spruch! Kneift man die Lippen zusammen, nachdem man ihn hingesetzt, so herrscht Einschüchterung für den Augenblick …“
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Declension

Further reading

  • pythisch” in Duden online
  • pythisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache