English Explanatory Dictionary

assertoric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Stating that which is actual, usually in contrast with modal sentences.

Pronunciation

/ˌæsɚˈtɔɹɪk/

Word forms

assertoric

Etymology

Calque of German assertorisch (“assertory”) (itself a calque of Latin assertōrius using using Latin assert- (supine stem of asserō) + -orisch (“-ory”), popularized by Immanuel Kant). By surface analysis, assertor + -ic. See German -orisch.

Synonyms

assertory

Related words

assertion problematic apodeictic

Derived words

assertorically assertoricity
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