soritical

adjective

so·​rit·​i·​cal

səˈritə̇kəl

variants or less commonly soritic

-tik

: of or relating to a sorites

Word History

Etymology

soritical, from Greek sōritikos (from sōritēs + -ikos -ic) + -al; soritic, from Greek sōritikos

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