divinatory

Definitions of divinatory
  1. adjective
    resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
    “the high priest's divinatory pronouncement”
    synonyms: mantic, sibyllic, sibylline, vatic, vatical
    prophetic, prophetical
    foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
  2. adjective
    based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
    synonyms: circumstantial, conjectural, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
    theoretic, theoretical
    concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
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