peirastic

adjective

pei·​ras·​tic

(ˈ)pī¦rastik,

-tēk

variants or less commonly peirastical

-tə̇kəl,

-tēk-

: fitted for trial : experimental, tentative

peirastically

-tə̇k(ə)lē

-tēk-

-li

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Greek peirastikos, from peiran to attempt

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