Over dogmatic
ɪk, dɒg-Also, dog·mat·i·cal.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Late Latin dogmaticus < Greek dogmatikós, equivalent to dogmat- (stem of dógma dogma) + -ikos -ic
1595–1605; < Late Latin dogmaticus < Greek dogmatikós, equivalent to dogmat- (stem of dógma dogma) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
dog·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
dog·mat·i·cal·ness, noun
an·ti·dog·mat·ic, adjective
an·ti·dog·mat·i·cal, adjective
an·ti·dog·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·dog·mat·ic, adjective
non·dog·mat·i·cal, adjective
non·dog·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
o·ver·dog·mat·ic, adjective
o·ver·dog·mat·i·cal, adjective
o·ver·dog·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
o·ver·dog·mat·i·cal·ness, noun
un·dog·mat·ic, adjective
un·dog·mat·i·cal, adjective
un·dog·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. arbitrary, imperious, dictatorial.
2. arbitrary, imperious, dictatorial.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | a. (of a statement, opinion, etc) forcibly asserted as if authoritative and unchallengeable |
| b. (of a person) prone to making such statements | |
| 2. | of, relating to, or constituting dogma: dogmatic writings |
| 3. | based on assumption rather than empirical observation |
| dogmatical or dogmatical | |
| —adj | |
| dog'matically or dogmatical | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
dogmatic
1680s, from L. dogmaticus, from Gk. dogmatikos, from dogma (see dogma).
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