syllogistic

[ sil-uh-jis-tik ]
/ ˌsɪl əˈdʒɪs tɪk /

adjective Also syl·lo·gis·ti·cal.

of or relating to a syllogism.
like or consisting of syllogisms.

noun

the part of logic that deals with syllogisms.
syllogistic reasoning.

Origin of syllogistic

1660–70; < Latin syllogisticus < Greek syllogistikós, equivalent to syllogist(ós), verbid of syllogízesthai (see syllogize) + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM syllogistic

Words nearby syllogistic

syllabub, syllabus, syllepsis, syllogism, syllogist, syllogistic, syllogize, sylph, sylphid, sylva, sylvan

Example sentences from the Web for syllogistically

  • The first involves the giving; that is, rationally and syllogistically considered, what ye ought to do.

    Bits of Blarney |R. Shelton Mackenzie

  • In fact it involved a situation which, syllogistically, comprised more than one dilemma.

    The Making of Arguments |J. H. Gardiner

British Dictionary definitions for syllogistically

syllogistic
/ (ˌsɪləˈdʒɪstɪk) /

adjective Also: syllogistical

of, relating to or consisting of syllogisms

noun (often plural)

the branch of logic concerned with syllogisms
reasoning by means of syllogisms

Derived forms of syllogistic

syllogistically, adverb