prophetic

UK /pɹəˈfɛtɪk/ US /pɹəˈfɛtɪk/

adj 3

Definitions

adj

Having the ability to prophesize; prescient.

[Ghost] But know thou noble Youth: he that did sting / Thy fathers heart, now weares his Crowne. / Ham. O my prophetike soule, my uncle! my uncle!

Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.

Predicted, as by a prophecy.

And fears are oft prophetic of the event.

VERBS

be, prove, seem

Her concerns about the weather seemed prophetic when the storm arrived that evening.

ADV

highly

almost

strangely

PREP

Those early warning signs turned out to be prophetic of the economic crisis that followed just months later.

adjective — foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention

[Ghost] But know thou noble Youth: he that did sting / Thy fathers heart, now weares his Crowne. / Ham. O my prophetike soule, my uncle! my uncle!

Wiktionary

And fears are oft prophetic of the event.

Wiktionary

That's a book of incredible prophetic power.

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She is a prophetic figure.

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Tottie is a prophetic figure.

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He is a prophetic figure.

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