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prophetic

adjective
 
 
/prəˈfet.ɪk/ US  /-ˈfet̬-/

Definition

saying correctly what will happen in the future: Much of Orwell's writing now seems grimly prophetic.Predicting things and intuition prophetically
 
 
/-ɪ.kəl.i/ adverb
Predicting things and intuition
(Definition of prophetic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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