Searchy

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending or inclined to search. rare

    "Thus, the difference between (TC1 g) and (TC1 s) illustrates a difference between what we might call grabby truth conditions and what we might call searchy truth conditions for sentences combining names with modal operators. It[…]"

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"Thus, the difference between (TC1 g) and (TC1 s) illustrates a difference between what we might call grabby truth conditions and what we might call searchy truth conditions for sentences combining names with modal operators. It[…]"

Etymology

From search + -y.

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