adj.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' kra-tik, s ō -
Function: adjective
Date: 1598
: of or relating to Socrates, his followers, or his philosophical method of systematic doubt and questioning of another to elicit a clear expression of a truth supposed to be implicitly known by all rational beings
– So · crat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb