dialectical

[ dahy-uh-lek-ti-kuhl ]

adjective

1. dialectic.
2. of or characteristic of a dialect; dialectal.

dialectical

/ ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to dialectic or dialectics

Usage Note

See dialectal.

Derived Forms

• ˌdiaˈlectically, adverb

Other Words From

• nondi·a·lecti·cal adjective
• nondi·a·lecti·cal·ly adverb
• undi·a·lecti·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dialectical¹

First recorded in 1520–30; dialectic + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Hyperbolic, dialectical and eerily familiar, these exchanges form entire chapters.

From Washington Post

The real question is whether dialectical reasoning can ever be the rule, rather than the exception.

From The Daily Beast

We have now become familiar with two expressions of the dialectical method, the positive and the negation.

From Project Gutenberg

Doctor Eck was superior to Luther in reputation, in dialectical skill, in scholastic learning.

From Project Gutenberg

Let it not be supposed that this controversy about universals was a mere dialectical tournament, with no grand results.

From Project Gutenberg

As a mere exhibition of dialectical acumen, minute distinctions, and logical precision in the use of words, it was wonderful.

From Project Gutenberg

The report, with its various pieces of testimony, was presented to the Dialectical Society on the 20th of July, 1870.

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