elenctic
elenctic · more elenctic · most elenctic
Serving to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogationServing to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.
UK/ɨˈlɛŋktɪk/US/əˈlɛŋk.tɪk/
Meaning
1 sensesServing to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἐλενκτικός (elenktikós, “refutative”).From Ancient Greek ἐλενκτικός (elenktikós, “refutative”).
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Forms
more elenctic, most elenctic| Comparative | more elenctic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most elenctic Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedelenctic method
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form