Definition of peirastic
:fitted for trial :experimental, tentative
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peirastic
adjective
pei·ras·tic
\
(ˈ)pī¦rastik
,
-tēk
\
variants:
or less commonly
peirastical
\-tə̇kəl, -tēk-\
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Origin and Etymology of peirastic
Greek peirastikos, from peiran to attempt
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