enthymematic

adjective

en·​thy·​me·​mat·​ic

¦en(t)thə(ˌ)mē¦matik

: relating to or constituting an enthymeme

the enthymematic form of the conventional syllogism

—J. T. Clark

Word History

Etymology

Latin enthymemat-, enthymema + English -ic

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