Dialectical

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dialectic \Di`a*lec"tic\, Dialectical \Di`a*lec"tic*al\, a. [L.
     dialecticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. dialectique. See {Dialect}.]
     1. Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
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     2. Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects. --Earle.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dialectical
       adj 1: of or relating to logical disputation; "a dialectical weapon
              against his opponent"
       2: of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical
          method" [syn: {dialectic}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "dialectical":
     a fortiori, a posteriori, a priori, analytic, argumental,
     argumentative, categorical, combative, conditional, contentious,
     controversial, deductive, dialectic, discursive, disputatious,
     enthymematic, epagogic, eristic, hypothetical, ill-humored,
     inductive, inferential, litigious, logomachic, maieutic,
     pilpulistic, polemic, pro and con, quarrelsome, soritical,
     syllogistic, synthetic