[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 24 Mar. 2025.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “sibylline”, accessed March 24, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sibylline.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Sibylline. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved March 24, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sibylline


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