(also delphic) said of an utterance: ambiguous, obscure, or enigmatic
The right hon. and learned Member for Pentlands made a speech of an accomplished delphic nature in which he said that, if change were to be allowed, independence would be the least advantageous change — Hansard
relating to ancient Delphi or its oracle
delphically adv
from Delphi, town in ancient Greece. The oracle at Delphi spoke through a priestess in a state of trance; her answers were often cryptic and ambiguous but were regarded as having great authority