non-Gricean

adjective

Not Gricean; flouting the Gricean maxims.

“Non sequitur humor is non-Gricean as it intentionally disobeys the maxim of relation.”

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Meanings

adjectivenon-Gricean (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot Gricean; flouting the Gricean maxims.

    Non sequitur humor is non-Gricean as it intentionally disobeys the maxim of relation.

Origin

From non- + Gricean.

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APA

non-Gricean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-Gricean

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“non-Gricean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-Gricean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-Gricean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-Gricean.

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