dialectical

[ dahy-uh-lek-ti-kuhl ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈlɛk tɪ kəl /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for dialectical on Thesaurus.com

adjective

dialectic.

of or characteristic of a dialect; dialectal.

QUIZ

ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Question 1 of 8

Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Origin of dialectical

First recorded in 1520–30; dialectic + -al¹

usage note for dialectical

See dialectal.

OTHER WORDS FROM dialectical

non·di·a·lec·ti·cal, adjectivenon·di·a·lec·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·di·a·lec·ti·cal, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dialectical

dialectal, dialectical (see usage note at dialectal)

Words nearby dialectical

dialect, dialectal, dialect atlas, dialect geography, dialectic, dialectical, dialectical materialism, dialectical theology, dialectician, dialecticism, dialectics

How to use dialectical in a sentence

Hyperbolic, dialectical and eerily familiar, these exchanges form entire chapters.
Sally Rooney’s latest novel is a lucid, nuanced story about coming of age in a broken world|Bilal Qureshi|September 10, 2021|Washington Post
The real question is whether dialectical reasoning can ever be the rule, rather than the exception.
Is Obama Too Thoughtful?|Michael Signer|February 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We have now become familiar with two expressions of the dialectical method, the positive and the negation.
The life and teaching of Karl Marx|M. Beer
Doctor Eck was superior to Luther in reputation, in dialectical skill, in scholastic learning.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI|John Lord

Let it not be supposed that this controversy about universals was a mere dialectical tournament, with no grand results.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord
As a mere exhibition of dialectical acumen, minute distinctions, and logical precision in the use of words, it was wonderful.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord
The report, with its various pieces of testimony, was presented to the Dialectical Society on the 20th of July, 1870.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion

British Dictionary definitions for dialectical

dialectical

/ (ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to dialectic or dialectics

Derived forms of dialectical

dialectically, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dialectical

Origin of dialectical

usage note for dialectical

OTHER WORDS FROM dialectical

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dialectical

Words nearby dialectical

Words related to dialectical

How to use dialectical in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for dialectical

Derived forms of dialectical