See Also: bedraggle(dictionary)

maieutic (iou) and bedraggle (iou)


maieutic (iou)



maieutic adjective. M17.
[Greek maieutikos, from maieuesthai act as midwife, from maia midwife: see -IC.]
Of a mode of inquiry: Socratic, serving to bring out a person's latent ideas into clear consciousness.

bedraggle (iou)



bedraggle verb trans. E18.
[from BE- 1 + DRAGGLE verb.]
Wet (an article of clothing etc.) so that it hangs limp; make (a person) wet and untidy or dishevelled (chiefly as bedraggled ppl adjective).