Dyslogistic

2 definitions found

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

  Dyslogistic \Dys`lo*gis"tic\, a. [Gr. dys- ill, bad, + ?
     discourse, fr. ? to speak.]
     Unfavorable; not commendatory; -- opposed to {eulogistic}.
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           There is no course of conduct for which dyslogistic or


           eulogistic epithets may be found.        --J. F.
                                                    Stephen.
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           The paternity of dyslogistic -- no bantling, but now
           almost a centenarian -- is adjudged to that genius of
           common sense, Jeremy Bentham.            --Fitzed.
                                                    Hall.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dyslogistic
       adj : expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and
             `scalawag'" [syn: {dislogistic}, {pejorative}]