hermeneutical

adjective

her·​me·​neu·​ti·​cal ˌhər-mə-ˈnü-ti-kəl 

-ˈnyü-

variants or hermeneutic

ˌhər-mə-ˈnü-tik 

-ˈnyü-

: of or relating to hermeneutics : interpretative

hermeneutically

ˌhər-mə-ˈnü-ti-k(ə-)lē 

-ˈnyü-

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Greek hermēneutikos, from hermēneuein to interpret, from hermēneus interpreter

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above