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scholastical

scholastical is the alternative form of scholastic.

Meaning of scholastic

Adjective

scholastic (comparative more scholastic, superlative most scholastic)

  1. Of or relating to school; academic
    • This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student.
  2. Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism
    • And hence it is that men, even when they are baffled and silenced in this scholastic way, are seldom or never convinced , and so brought over to the conquering side1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC
  3. Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.

See all 4 meanings of scholastic

Forms of scholastical

Adjective
comparativemore scholastical
superlativemost scholastical
Noun
pluralscholasticals

Questions about scholastical

What is scholastical the alternative form of?
Scholastical is the alternative form of scholastic.

Words near scholastical in the dictionary

  1. scholarshipping
  2. scholarships
  3. scholas
  4. scholast
  5. scholastic
  6. scholastical
  7. scholastically
  8. scholasticals
  9. scholasticate
  10. scholasticates
  11. scholasticide

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