apodictical en · ADJ
Etymology
From apodictic + -al.
Meanings
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(archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain.
For holding an Apodictical knowledge, and assured science of its verity, to perswade their apprehensions unto a plurality of gods in the world, were to make Euclide believe there were more than one Center in a Circle [...].
1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more apodictical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most apodictical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |