I. sə-ˈkra-tik, sō- 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-)lē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1678
: a follower of Socrates