Main Entry: ¹So·crat·ic

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈkra-tik, sō-\

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 knowable by all rational beings

— So·crat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb