[SIB-uh-leen]
adjective
Prophetic; oracular.
So it turns out Paul the Octopus wasn’t sybylline after all. The little bastard just liked the color yellow.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Sibylline.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sibylline. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “sibylline”, accessed January 25, 2026, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sibylline.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Sibylline. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved January 25, 2026, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sibylline