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axiomatic - 3 dictionary results

ax⋅i⋅o⋅mat⋅ic

[ak-see-uh-mat-ik]
–adjective
1. pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
2. aphoristic.
Also, ax⋅i⋅o⋅mat⋅i⋅cal.


Origin:
1790–1800; < Gk axiōmatikós, equiv. to axiōmat- (s. of axíōma axiom ) + -ikos -ic


ax⋅i⋅o⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
ax·i·o·mat·ic   (āk'sē-ə-māt'ĭk)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or resembling an axiom; self-evident: "It's axiomatic in politics that voters won't throw out a presidential incumbent unless they think his challenger will clean house" (Peter Grier).
ax'i·o·mat'i·cal·ly adv.

Axiomatic

Ax`i*o*mat"ic\, Axiomatical \Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; self-evident; characterized by axioms. "Axiomatical truth." --Johnson.

The stores of axiomatic wisdom. --I. Taylor.
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