Word Origin and History for pyrrhonic
Pyrrhonic
adj.
1590s, "pertaining to Pyrrho," skeptic philosopher of Elis (c.360-c.275 B.C.E.), who held the impossibility of attaining certainty of knowledge. Related: Pyrrhonism; Pyrrhonist.
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Examples from the Web for pyrrhonic
Historical Examples
It troubles no one,—a Pyrrhonic posture is the easiest of attitudes.
The Philosophy of Natural TheologyWilliam Jackson
What if that old Pyrrhonic notion were the true solution of the problem of the Universe?
HypatiaCharles Kingsley