English Explanatory Dictionary

elenctic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Serving to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.

Pronunciation

/ɨˈlɛŋktɪk/ /əˈlɛŋk.tɪk/

Word forms

elenctic more elenctic most elenctic elenchtic elenchtical elenctical

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλενκτικός (elenktikós, “refutative”).

Derived words

elenctic method
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