theoretic
/ˌθiːəˈɹɛtɪk/
theoretic adjective: concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters.
Adjective
theoretic (comparative more theoretic, superlative most theoretic)
- Concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters.
- We shall, therefore, only very humbly submit whether the whole statement be not rather too theoretic and somewhat too darkly adumbrated in ambiguous phraseology for plain, uncollegian understandings.1826, Rev. James Gilchrist, The Perpetuity of Christian Baptism Maintained, page 43
- Existing only in theory, not proven in reality.
theoretic meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Arabic
theoretic in Tamil
- கோட்பாட்டியலான, நடைமுறை சாராத, செயல்முறைக்கு ஒவ்வாத, முற்கோளியலான, எண்பிக்கப்படாத, வாதநிலையான
theoretic in Urdu
- نظری, تصوری
theoretic in Malayalam
- കാല്പനികമായ, സാങ്കല്പികമായ, താത്ത്വികമായ
theoretic in Arabic
- concerned with theories or hypotheses
- نَظَرِيّ naẓariyy
Forms of theoretic
| comparative | more theoretic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most theoretic |
| alternative form | theoretick |
Origin of theoretic
English theory + -etic, from Latin theōrēticus, from Ancient Greek θεωρητικός (theōrētikós).
Words formed from theoretic
- conspiracy-theoretic
- graph-theoretic
- group theoretic
- group-theoretic
- information-theoretic
- information-theoretic death
- metatheoretic
- number-theoretic function
- property-theoretic
- ring theoretic
- set-theoretic difference
- string theoretic
- theoretician
- theoreticism
- theoreticity
- theoreticize
- untheoretic
- X-bar theoretic
Phrases with theoretic
Questions about theoretic
- What does theoretic mean?
- Theoretic means concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters.
- What is theoretic in Tamil?
- Theoretic in Tamil is கோட்பாட்டியலான, நடைமுறை சாராத, செயல்முறைக்கு ஒவ்வாத. See Theoretic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is theoretic?
- Theoretic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce theoretic?
- Theoretic is pronounced /ˌθiːəˈɹɛtɪk/.
Words near theoretic in the dictionary
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