Definition
In a cryptic, mysterious, or prophetic manner; in the style of the Delphic oracle's ambiguous pronouncements.
Etymology
From Delphian + -ly (adverb suffix), creating an adverbial form to describe how something is said or done in a mysterious way.
Kelly Says
When someone answers 'delphically,' they're speaking in a way that could mean multiple things—just like the Oracle who once told a king he would 'conquer a great empire,' not mentioning it was his opponent's.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ደልፊካዊ
del-fi-ka-wi
ARالعربية
بأسلوب دلفى
bi asluub delfi
BNবাংলা
দেल्ফিকভাবে
del-fik-bha-be
CACatalà
delficament
del-fi-kam-ent
CSČeština
delfsky
delf-sky
DEDeutsch
delphisch
del-fisch
ELΕλληνικά
δελφικά
del-fee-ka
ESEspañol
delfical
del-fi-kal
FISuomi
delfiksesti
del-fiks-es-ti
FRFrançais
d'une manière delphique
duh-nuh ma-n-yuh del-fee-k
HEעברית
בדומה לדלפי
b-do-ma le-del-fi
HIहिन्दी
देलफिकली
del-fi-kali
HUMagyar
delfikek
del-fi-kek
IDBahasa Indonesia
secara delfik
se-ka-ra del-fik
ITItaliano
delfichcamente
del-fi-kam-ente
JA日本語
デルフィカルに
derufikaru ni
KKKK
дельфически
del-fi-che-ski
KMKM
ដែលស្ដីពីដែលហ្វី
daehl sdei pi daehl-fi
KO한국어
델피컬하게
delpi-keul-hage
MSBahasa Melayu
delfik
del-fik
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါ်ဖီက
daw-fi-ka
NLNederlands
delfisch
del-fisch
PLPolski
delficznie
del-fi-ch-nie
PTPortuguês
delficamente
del-fi-kam-ente
RUРусский
дельфически
del-fi-che-ski
SVSvenska
delfiskt
del-fist
SWKiswahili
kama Delphic
ka-ma del-fik
TEతెలుగు
డెల్ఫిక్
del-fik
THไทย
ในแบบของเดลฟี
nai baap khong del-fee
TLTL
tulad ng Delphic
too-lad ng del-fik
TRTürkçe
delfikçe
del-fik-che
UKУкраїнська
дельфічно
del-fi-ch-no
VITiếng Việt
theo cách Delphic
teh-o cach del-fik
ZH中文
象徵性地
xiangzhengxing di
ZUZU
ngokubangelwa ngokwe-Delphic
ngok-u-ban-gel-wa ngok-we-del-fik