elenctic

adjective /ɨˈlɛŋktɪk/

1. Serving to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.

   ‘What lady?’ he asked in the elenctic tones of Lewis Carroll's caterpillar.

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἐλενκτικός (elenktikós, “refutative”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry elenctic (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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