paraenetical

See also: parænetical

English

Alternative forms

• parænetical
• parenetical

Etymology

From Late Latin paraeneticus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /paɹiːˈnɛtɪk(ə)l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pæɹəˈnɛdɪk(ə)l/

Adjective

paraenetical (comparative more paraenetical, superlative most paraenetical)

1. (now rare) Giving advice; advisory, hortatory.
   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 3, member 1, subsection i:

     To what end are such paraenetical discourses? You may as soon remove Mount Caucasus as alter some men's affections.

Related terms

• paraenetic