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Socratic (iou) and sinisterity (iou)


Socratic (iou)



Socratic adjective & noun. E17.
[Latin Socraticus from Greek Sokratikos, from Sokrates Socrates (see below): see -IC.]
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Athenian philosopher Socrates (d. 399 BC) or his philosophy or methods. E17.
Socratic elenchus refutation by short questions eliciting from the proponent of a thesis its absurd or unacceptable implications. Socratic irony a pose of ignorance by which a skilful questioner exposes the emptiness of the answerer's claims to knowledge.
b. noun. A follower or adherent of Socrates. L17.
Socra'tean adjective (rare) = SOCRATIC adjective M20.
Socratical adjective = SOCRATIC adjective L16.
Socratically adverb E17.
'Socratist noun (rare) = SOCRATIC noun M16.
'Socratize verb intrans. philosophize or live like Socrates M19.

sinisterity (iou)



sinisterity noun. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
[Late Latin sinisteritas, from Latin SINISTER: see -ITY.]
Lack of dexterity; clumsiness. E17.
Sinister character or quality. M17-M18.
Left-handedness. L19.