protreptical

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adjective

Adapted to persuade; hortatory; persuasive.

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Meanings

adjectiveprotreptical (comparative more protreptical, superlative most protreptical)

comparative more protreptical · superlative most protreptical

  1. obsoleteAdapted to persuade; hortatory; persuasive.

    The means used to this purpose are partly didactical, and partly protreptical; demonstrating the truth of the gospel, and then urging the professors of those truths to be stedfast in the faith, and to beware of infidelity.

    February 16, 1668, Seth Ward, The Sinfulness of Infidelity (sermon preached at Whitehall)

Synonyms & antonyms

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protreptic

Origin

From protreptic + -al.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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