† elencticaladj.
Obsolete.
Pertaining to elenchus, concerned with logical refutation.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [adjective] > relating to points of refutation
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1615 E. Hoby Curry-combe i. 70 His next Chapter is wholy Elenchticall.
1646 Bp. J. Wilkins Ecclesiastes 16 Elencticall..which is usually called a Use of confutation.
1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. 39 Articles (1700) vi. 87 In these Writings some parts are..Elenchtical or Argumentative.
1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.
1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict. ; and in mod. Dicts.
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