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zetetic.

Proceeding by inquiry or investigation.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/zəˈtɛt.ɪk/UK, US
  1. Proceeding by inquiry or investigation.

    not-comparable
  2. Of or pertaining to zetetic astronomy (which employs zetetic principles to argue that the earth is flat).

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ζητητικός (zētētikós, “inquisitive, keen”), from ζητέω (zētéō, “I seek”).

noun/zəˈtɛt.ɪk/UK, US
  1. A skeptic.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ζητητικός (zētētikós, “inquisitive, keen”), from ζητέω (zētéō, “I seek”).

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