aoristic

[ ey-uh-ris-tik ]

adjective

1. Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
2. indefinite; indeterminate.

Other Words From

• ao·risti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of aoristic¹

First recorded in 1845–50; aorist + -ic

Example Sentences

The idea of time, however, was soon put into it, and two tenses were created, the one expressing a present or continuous action, the other an aoristic or momentary one.

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