Peirastic

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

  Peirastic \Pei*ras"tic\ (p[-i]*r[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Gr.
     peirastiko`s, fr. peira^n to try, fr. pei^ra a trial.]
     Fitted for trial or test; experimental; tentative; treating
     of attempts.
     [1913 Webster]