Elenctic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɨˈlɛŋktɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Elenctic is an adjective meaning Serving to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.
Meaning
Serving to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.
Example Sentences
‘What lady?’ he asked in the elenctic tones of Lewis Carroll's caterpillar.
Word Forms
- elenchtic
- elenchtical
- elenctical
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include elenchtic, elenchtical, elenctical, anatreptic, apagogic, antiphrastical.
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