Gricean

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adjective

Of or pertaining to Paul Grice (1913-1988), British-educated philosopher of language, who helped to found the linguistic field of pragmatics.

“Comedy often relies on flouting the norms of Gricean communication.”

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Meanings

adjectiveGricean (comparative more Gricean, superlative most Gricean)

comparative more Gricean · superlative most Gricean

  1. Of or pertaining to Paul Grice (1913-1988), British-educated philosopher of language, who helped to found the linguistic field of pragmatics.

    Comedy often relies on flouting the norms of Gricean communication.

Origin

From Grice + -an.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Gricean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gricean

MLA

“Gricean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gricean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gricean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gricean.

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