paraenetical
See also: parænetical
English
Alternative forms
- parænetical
- parenetical
Etymology
From Late Latin paraeneticus + -al.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /paɹiːˈnɛtɪk(ə)l/
- (US) IPA(key): /pæɹəˈnɛdɪk(ə)l/
Adjective
paraenetical (comparative more paraenetical, superlative most paraenetical)
- (now rare) Giving advice; advisory, hortatory.
- 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Printed by Iohn Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 216894069; The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd corrected and augmented edition, Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624, OCLC 54573970, partition II, section 3, member 1, subsection i:
- To what end are such paraenetical discourses? You may as soon remove Mount Caucasus as alter some men's affections.
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Related terms
- paraenetic