What does "elenctic" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "elenctic"?

Common synonyms include: socratic.

Pronounced //əˈlɛŋk.tɪk//.

/əˈlɛŋk.tɪk/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

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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."

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

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