Apodictic

adjective

/apəʊˈdaɪktɪk/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.adjectiveIncontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.

2.adjectiveA style of argument, in which a person presents their reasoning as categorically true, even if it is not necessarily so.

"Don't be so apodictic! You haven't considered several facets of the question."

3.adjective(Biblical studies) Absolute and without explanation, as in a command from God like "Thou shalt not kill!"

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