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thetic

[ thet-ik, thee-tik ]
/ ˈθɛt ɪk, ˈθi tɪk /
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adjective
positive; dogmatic.
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Sometimes thet·i·cal .

Origin of thetic

1670–80; <Greek thetikós, equivalent to thet(ós) placed, set (verbid of tithénai to lay down) + -ikos-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM thetic

thet·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby thetic

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Words related to thetic

arbitrary, recommended, ethical, magistral, prescriptive, thetical

How to use thetic in a sentence

  • Thetic is the term applied to every collection of dogmatical propositions.

    The Critique of Pure Reason|Immanuel Kant

  • By the way—w-what a path-thetic figure I must have c-cut as the pilgrim!

    The Gadfly|E. L. Voynich

British Dictionary definitions for thetic

thetic
/ (ˈθɛtɪk) /
adjective
(in classical prosody) of, bearing, or relating to a metrical stress
positive and arbitrary; prescriptive

Derived forms of thetic

thetically, adverb

Word Origin for thetic

C17: from Greek thetikos, from thetos laid down, from tithenai to place
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