ratiocinative
English
WOTD – 27 January 2010
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɹæʃ.ɪˈɑs.əˌneɪ.tɪv/
Adjective
ratiocinative (comparative more ratiocinative, superlative most ratiocinative)
- Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination, discursive thinking, or inferential knowledge.
- 1888, H.P. Blavatsky,The Secret Doctrine, Vol I, Theosophical University Press, page 1:
- Only those who realise how far Intuition soars above the tardy processes of ratiocinative thought can form the faintest conception […]
- 1957, Lawrence Durrell, Justine, Faber, page 80:
- […] bloodthirsty interest in the ratiocinative faculty […]
- 1888, H.P. Blavatsky,The Secret Doctrine, Vol I, Theosophical University Press, page 1:
Related terms
- ratiocinate
- ratiocination
Translations
Pertaining to or characterized by ratiocination
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French
Adjective
ratiocinative
- feminine singular of ratiocinatif
Latin
Adjective
ratiōcinātīve
- vocative masculine singular of ratiōcinātīvus