Solomonic
adj
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Relating to or resembling Solomon, a king of Israel noted for his wisdom; wise.
"I did not want her to think that it was a foolish question, so I pretended to think and in a moment of Solomonic wisdom I said, "You know many rabbis have been asked this question and although some said Macintosh while others said Delicious, most of them encouraged a combination of both.""
- 2 Resembling the Judgement of Solomon; involving the division of something between several groups with competing claims.
"Near-synonym: solonic"
- 3 Relating to the Solomon Islands.
"a Solomonic language"
- 4 Twisted helically.
"a Solomonic column"
Adjective
- 1 exhibiting or requiring the wisdom of Solomon in making difficult decisions wordnet
Example
More examples"That's a real Solomonic solution."
Etymology
From Solomon + -ic.
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