elenctic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλεγκτικός (elenktikós, “refutative”)

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈlɛŋk.tɪk/

Adjective

elenctic (comparative more elenctic, superlative most elenctic)

  1. Serving to refute; refutative.
  2. Of or pertaining to elenchus.
  3. Applied to indirect modes of proof; opposed to deictic.
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