axiomatic

[ ak-see-uh-mat-ik ]

/ ˌæk si əˈmæt ɪk /

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adjective

pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.

aphoristic.

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Also ax·i·o·mat·i·cal.

Origin of axiomatic

1790–1800; < Greek axiōmatikós, equivalent to axiōmat- (stem of axíōma axiom) + -ikos -ic

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ax·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·ax·i·o·mat·ic, adjectivenon·ax·i·o·mat·i·cal, adjectivenon·ax·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·ax·i·o·mat·ic, adjectiveun·ax·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for axiomatic

Yes, I know, it's not axiomatic that a vote against Upton means a loss.
In Defense of the House 39|Michael Tomasky|November 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After Vietnam, it was axiomatic that the press would approach those in power with a skepticism verging on cynicism.
Nixon, Obama, and How We Lost Trust in the U.S. Government|Stuart Stevens|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When you pay them more, it is axiomatic that they will spend more.
Obama Should Take on the Private Sector’s Wage Delusion|Daniel Gross|July 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The nature of axiomatic certainty is part of the fundamental problem of logic and metaphysics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various

Like most generalizations, the statement that a woman cannot climb a tree is not an axiomatic truth.
Mlle. Fouchette|Charles Theodore Murray
That the pupils in each should be treated with exact justice in the matter of expenditures by the state is axiomatic.
Following the Color Line|Ray Stannard Baker
The things which science yields without exertion can be at most axiomatic commonplaces.
The Positive Outcome of Philosophy|Joseph Dietzgen
It was taken as axiomatic that an increasing population ought to be protected by an increasing army.
Why We Are At War (2nd Edition, revised)|Members of the Oxford Faculty of Modern History

British Dictionary definitions for axiomatic

axiomatic

axiomatical

/ (ˌæksɪəˈmætɪk) /

adjective

relating to or resembling an axiom; self-evident

containing maxims; aphoristic

(of a logical system) consisting of a set of axioms from which theorems are derived by transformation rulesCompare natural deduction

Derived Formsaxiomatically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for axiomatic

axiomatic

adj.

1797, from Greek axiomatikos, from axioma (genitive axiomatos); see axiom. Form axiomatical is attested from 1580s.

axiomatic

adjective

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axiomatic

axiomatical

adjective

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