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paraenetical

UK/paɹiːˈnɛtɪk(ə)l/US/pæɹəˈnɛdɪk(ə)l/

paraenetical adjective: giving advice; advisory, hortatory.

Adjective

paraenetical (comparative more paraenetical, superlative most paraenetical)

  1. (archaic) Giving advice; advisory, hortatory.
    • To what end are such paraenetical discourses? You may as soon remove Mount Caucasus as alter some men's affections.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II...

Forms of paraenetical

comparativemore paraenetical
superlativemost paraenetical
alternative formparænetical
alternative formparenetical

Origin of paraenetical

From Late Latin paraeneticus + -al.

Questions about paraenetical

What does paraenetical mean?
Paraenetical means giving advice; advisory, hortatory.
What part of speech is paraenetical?
Paraenetical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce paraenetical?
Paraenetical is pronounced /paɹiːˈnɛtɪk(ə)l/ (UK).

Words near paraenetical in the dictionary

  1. paraelectromagnon
  2. paraelectromagnons
  3. paraeneses
  4. paraenesis
  5. paraenetic
  6. paraenetical
  7. paraenetically
  8. paraepiglottic
  9. paraesophageal
  10. paraesthesia
  11. paraesthesias

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