aporetic
/ˌæpəˈɹɛtɪk/
aporetic adjective: tending to doubt.
Adjective
aporetic (comparative more aporetic, superlative most aporetic)
- Tending to doubt.
Forms of aporetic
| comparative | more aporetic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most aporetic |
| alternative form | aporetical |
Origin of aporetic
From French aporétique, from Ancient Greek ἀπορητικός (aporētikós), from ἄπορος (áporos). By surface analysis, pore + -etic.
Words formed from aporetic
Words that rhyme with aporetic
- sympathetic
- hermetic
- kinetic
- athletic
- genetic
- magnetic
- energetic
- pathetic
- syndetic
- aesthetic
- diabetic
- diaeretic
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- frenetic
- mimetic
- peripatetic
- planetic
- poetic
- tonetic
- abietic
- anesthetic
- anoetic
- anuretic
- apathetic
- ascetic
- auxetic
- cybernetic
- dietetic
- epithetic
- Helvetic
- parasympathetic
- parenthetic
- phyletic
- Sidetic
- splenetic
- synaeretic
- synizetic
- tabetic
- threnetic
- alexipyretic
- algetic
- alphabetic
- alphametic
- amuletic
- analgetic
- anchoretic
- anoretic
- aphetic
- archegetic
- asyndetic
- auletic
- autonoetic
- balletic
- Baphometic
- cardioparasympathetic
- cardiosympathetic
- cometic
- conspiracy-theoretic
- cynegetic
- diagenetic
- diakinetic
Questions about aporetic
- What does aporetic mean?
- Aporetic means tending to doubt.
- What part of speech is aporetic?
- Aporetic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce aporetic?
- Aporetic is pronounced /ˌæpəˈɹɛtɪk/.
Words near aporetic in the dictionary
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