exegetic
UK/ˌɛksɪˈdʒɛtɪk/US/ˌɛksəˈdʒɛdɪk/
exegetic adjective: of or pertaining to exegesis; exegetical; explanatory; interpretive.
Adjective
exegetic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to exegesis; exegetical; explanatory; interpretive.
Origin of exegetic
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós).
Words formed from exegetic
Words that rhyme with exegetic
- 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
- aporetic
- archegetic
- asyndetic
- auletic
- autonoetic
- balletic
- Baphometic
- cardioparasympathetic
- cardiosympathetic
- cometic
- conspiracy-theoretic
- cynegetic
- diagenetic
Questions about exegetic
- What does exegetic mean?
- Exegetic means of or pertaining to exegesis; exegetical; explanatory; interpretive.
- What part of speech is exegetic?
- Exegetic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce exegetic?
- Exegetic is pronounced /ˌɛksɪˈdʒɛtɪk/ (UK).
Words near exegetic in the dictionary
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