dyslogistic

[ dis-luh-jis-tik ]
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adjective
  1. conveying disapproval or censure; not complimentary or eulogistic.

Origin of dyslogistic

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; dys- + (eu)logistic

Other words from dyslogistic

  • dys·lo·gis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby dyslogistic

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How to use dyslogistic in a sentence

  • "Truth" is a eulogistic, "error" a dyslogistic, way of valuing a cognitive situation.

    Six Major Prophets | Edwin Emery Slosson
  • It has come to be a dyslogistic term, partly because all myths are lies, but still more because some of them are ignoble lies.

British Dictionary definitions for dyslogistic

dyslogistic

/ (ˌdɪsləˈdʒɪstɪk) /


adjective
  1. rare disapproving

Origin of dyslogistic

1
C19: from dys- + -logistic, as in eulogistic

Derived forms of dyslogistic

  • dyslogistically, adverb

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