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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

the thing is, Thinker, The, Three Musketeers, The, “The Three Pigs”, three unities, the, thetic, the ticket, Thetis, Toreador Fresco, The, “The Tortoise and the Hare”, Trial, The
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Words related to thetic

recommended, arbitrary, ethical, prescriptive, magistral, thetical

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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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