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characteriological

characteriological adjective: of or relating to characteriology.

Adjective

characteriological (comparative more characteriological, superlative most characteriological)

  1. Of or relating to characteriology.
    • [H]is is a make-up tending to early arterial changes, and his characteriological traits will undoubtedly be accentuated thereby.1913, Albert Gallatin Love, Merritte Weber Ireland, Physical Examination of the First Million Draft Recruits: Methods and Results, page 153
    • [A] constantly recurring number of offenses in the same individuals (the recidivists), for the rather obvious reason that no characteriological or true sociological study has ever been attempted.1923, Ernest Bryant Hoag et al., Crime, Abnormal Minds and the Law, page 169

Examples of characteriological in a sentence

  • Students with characteriological disorders should not be admitted.1959, Joseph L. French, Educating the Gifted: A Book of Readings, page 513:
  • It appears likely, therefore, that "lack of conformity" may in some measure be related to temperamental or characteriological features of the personality.1997, Hans J. Eysenck, Dimensions of Personality, page 215:
  • Extrapolative elements, cultural interface, characteriological attempt to resolve the conflicts between the two: this is science fiction.2005, James E. Gunn, Matthew Candelaria, Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction, page 143:

Forms of characteriological

comparativemore characteriological
superlativemost characteriological

Origin of characteriological

From characteriology + -ical.

Words formed from characteriological

Questions about characteriological

What does characteriological mean?
Characteriological means of or relating to characteriology.
How do you use characteriological in a sentence?
Students with characteriological disorders should not be admitted.
What part of speech is characteriological?
Characteriological is an adjective.

Words near characteriological in the dictionary

  1. characterfully
  2. characterfulness
  3. characterhood
  4. characteries
  5. charactering
  6. characteriological
  7. characteriologically
  8. characteriologist
  9. characteriologists
  10. characteriology
  11. characterisability

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