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thetic

[ thet-ik, thee-tik ]

adjective

  1. positive; dogmatic.


thetic

/ ˈθɛ³Ùɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. (in classical prosody) of, bearing, or relating to a metrical stress
  2. positive and arbitrary; prescriptive
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù³ó±ð³Ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù³ó±ð³Ùi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thetic1

1670–80; < Greek ³Ù³ó±ð³Ù¾±°ìó²õ, equivalent to thet ( ó²õ ) placed, set (verbid of ³Ù¾±³Ù³óé²Ô²¹¾± to lay down) + -ikos -ic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thetic1

C17: from Greek thetikos, from thetos laid down, from tithenai to place
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It can be a poignant trait, as with Jay Gatsby; or an evil one, as with Hannibal Lecter; or a creepy one, as with Annie Wilkes; or a mesmerizing one, as with Willy Wonka; or an epic one, as with Charles Foster Kane; or a pa­thetic one, as with Norma Desmond.

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There are, however, some evolutionary implications of the synes­thetic smoothness hypothesis and of the frequency code.

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In their defense, Benjamin’s writing, which by 1934 had adopted the form of imagistic and thetic collage that would characterize all his late essays, was like nothing that had come before and—except in pale imitation—like nothing since.

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Its new commander, Gen. George C. McClellan, like a good Yankee, was in principle sympa­thetic to advanced technology.

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A detailed and largely sympa­thetic Columbia Journalism Review account of a Patch editor in upstate New York described how the service logically focused on more affluent communi­ties.

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