adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ s ō -s ē - ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l, ˌ s ō -sh( ē -) ə -
Variant: also so · cio · log · ic \ -jik \
Function: adjective
Date: 1843
1 : of or relating to sociology or to the methodological approach of sociology
2 : oriented or directed toward social needs and problems
– so · cio · log · i · cal · ly \ -ji-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb