scialytic

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/sʌɪəˈlɪtɪk/

adjective

Dispelling shadows.

OriginAncient Greek σκιά →
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Meanings

adjectivescialytic (comparative more scialytic, superlative most scialytic)

comparative more scialytic · superlative most scialytic

  1. Dispelling shadows.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκιά“shadow”
  2. Englishscialytic

Ultimately from Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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