His [Mohammed's] genius was not thetic but synthetic, not creative but constructive. M. Fairbairn).
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hy´po|thet´i|cal|ly — hy|po|thet|i|cal «HY puh THEHT uh kuhl, HIHP uh », adjective. 1. of a hypothesis; based on or like a hypothesis; assumed; supposed: »a hypothetical case. 2. Logic. a) involving a hypothesis or condition in a proposition; conditional. b) having a… … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|thet|i|cal — «HY puh THEHT uh kuhl, HIHP uh », adjective. 1. of a hypothesis; based on or like a hypothesis; assumed; supposed: »a hypothetical case. 2. Logic. a) involving a hypothesis or condition in a proposition; conditional. b) having a hypothetical… … Useful english dictionary
aes|thet´i|cal|ly — aes|thet|ic «ehs THEHT ihk; especially British ees THEHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with the beautiful, as distinguished from the useful, scientific, or moral; based on or determined by beauty rather than by practical or moral… … Useful english dictionary
an´aes|thet´i|cal|ly — an|aes|thet|ic «AN uhs THEHT ihk», noun, adjective. Especially British. anesthetic. –an´aes|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
an´es|thet´i|cal|ly — an|es|thet|ic «AN uhs THEHT ihk», noun, adjective. –n. a substance that causes entire or partial loss of the feeling of pain, touch, cold, or other sensation. Ether, chloroform, and procaine are anesthetics used by doctors so that patients will… … Useful english dictionary
an|tip´a|thet´i|cal|ly — an|tip|a|thet|ic «an TIHP uh THEHT ihk, AN tih puh », adjective. 1. having antipathy; contrary or opposed in nature or disposition: »Dogs and cats are often antipathetic. Traditional American talkativeness by its nature has been inherently… … Useful english dictionary
an´ti|thet´i|cal|ly — an|ti|thet|ic «AN tuh THEHT ihk», adjective. 1. of or using antithesis. 2. contrasted; opposite. –an´ti|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ba|thet´i|cal|ly — ba|thet|ic «buh THEHT ihk», adjective. showing bathos; characterized by bathos: »The whole enterprise winds up with a dishevelled, richly bathetic funeral scene (New Yorker). –ba|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
bi´o|syn|thet´i|cal|ly — bi|o|syn|thet|ic «BY oh sihn THEHT ihk», adjective. having to do with biosynthesis. –bi´o|syn|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
che´mo|syn|thet´i|cal|ly — che|mo|syn|thet|ic «KEE moh sihn THEHT ihk, KEHM oh », adjective. of or using chemosynthesis: »chemosynthetic bacteria. –che´mo|syn|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
