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Socratical

Socratical is the alternative form of Socratic.

Meaning of Socratic

Adjective

Socratic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the philosopher Socrates or his philosophy or methods.
    • His closest companions were handsome young boys who worshipped him and his game, whom Bill sought to remake in his own image. He had no family, no real heirs, and so his boys were his spiritual sons as well as his heirs in tennis. They were his lovers as well. Theirs was a relationship of a...1976 December 11, Thom Willenbecher, “Tilden Re-Crucified”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 24, page 14
    Synonyms:
    Socratean, Socratian
    1. (specifically) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Socratic irony or the Socratic method.
      • a Socratic question

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Forms of Socratical

comparativemore Socratical
superlativemost Socratical

Questions about Socratical

What is Socratical the alternative form of?
Socratical is the alternative form of Socratic.

Words near Socratical in the dictionary

  1. Socratic
  2. Socratic ironies
  3. Socratic irony
  4. Socratic love
  5. Socratic method
  6. Socratical
  7. Socratically
  8. Socraticism
  9. Socraticist
  10. Socratics
  11. Socratise

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