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truistic

truistic adjective: of or pertaining to a truism.

Adjective

truistic (comparative more truistic, superlative most truistic)

  1. Of or pertaining to a truism.

Forms of truistic

comparativemore truistic
superlativemost truistic
alternative formtruistical

Origin of truistic

From truist + -ic.

Words formed from truistic

Questions about truistic

What does truistic mean?
Truistic means of or pertaining to a truism.
What part of speech is truistic?
Truistic is an adjective.

Words near truistic in the dictionary

  1. truish
  2. truism
  3. truismatic
  4. truisms
  5. truist
  6. truistic
  7. truistical
  8. truistically
  9. truists
  10. Truitt
  11. truité

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