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eristics

eristics is the plural of eristic.

Meaning of eristic

Noun

eristic (plural eristics)

  1. One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
  2. A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
    • Poets may be incurious of the subtleties of philological eristic, but they are wont to see into the heart of things.1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “IV. Prometheus”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 111

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Questions about eristics

What is eristics the plural of?
Eristics is the plural of eristic.

Words near eristics in the dictionary

  1. eristavis
  2. eristic
  3. eristical
  4. eristically
  5. eristicophin
  6. eristics
  7. eristostatin
  8. eritadenine
  9. Erith
  10. erithroid
  11. eritoran

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