axiomatic

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Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
22
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌæk.si.əˈmæt.ɪk/

Definition of axiomatic

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Self-evident or unquestionable.
    “The students nodded, emphatically agreeing with a statement which upwards of sixty-two thousand repetitions in the dark had made them accept, not merely as true, but as axiomatic, self-evident, utterly indisputable.”
    “It is axiomatic that the "physical entry of the home is the chief evil against which the wording of the Fourth Amendment is directed."”
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adj

  1. Self-evident or unquestionable.
    “The students nodded, emphatically agreeing with a statement which upwards of sixty-two thousand repetitions in the dark had made them accept, not merely as true, but as axiomatic, self-evident, utterly indisputable.”
    “It is axiomatic that the "physical entry of the home is the chief evil against which the wording of the Fourth Amendment is directed."”
  2. Relating to or containing axioms.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀξιωμᾰτικός (axiōmătikós, “employing logical propositions”), from ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “self-evident principle”) + -ικός (-ikós, “of or pertaining to, -ic”), equivalent to axiom + -atic.

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