zetetic

1 of 2

adjective

ze·​tet·​ic

zə̇ˈtetik

: proceeding by inquiry

zetetic

2 of 2

noun

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plural -s

: skeptic, seeker

specifically : one of a group of Pyrrhonist philosophers

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Greek zētētikos, from zētētos (verbal of zētein to seek for, inquire) + -ikos -ic; probably akin to Sanskrit dīyati he flies, soars

Noun

Greek zētētikos, from zētētikos, adjective

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