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• thet´i|cal|ly — thet|ic «THEHT ihk», adjective. 1. characterized by laying down or setting forth; involving positive statement: »His [Mohammed s] genius was not thetic but synthetic, not creative but constructive. M. Fairbairn). 2. Prosody. that bears the… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• 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´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

• em|pa|thet´i|cal|ly — em|pa|thet|ic «ehm puh THEHT ihk», adjective. of, characterized by, or having empathy: »Alcoholics are…empathetic to other alcoholics (Harper s). –em|pa|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• kin´es|thet´i|cal|ly — kin|es|thet|ic «KIHN uhs THEHT ihk», adjective. having to do with sensations of motion from the muscles, joints, and tendons. –kin´es|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• par´en|thet´i|cal|ly — par|en|thet|ic «PAR uhn THEHT ihk», adjective. 1. serving or helping to explain; qualifying; explanatory. 2. enclosed in parentheses. 3. using parentheses. 4. Figurative. occurring in the course of something else. –par´en|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• syn´aes|thet´i|cal|ly — syn|aes|thet|ic «SIHN ehs THEHT ihk», adjective. = synesthetic. (Cf. ↑synesthetic) –syn´aes|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• syn´es|thet´i|cal|ly — syn|es|thet|ic «SIHN ehs THEHT ihk», adjective. of or having to do with synesthesia: »synesthetic impressions. Also, synaesthetic. –syn´es|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary