sylleptic

adjective

syl·​lep·​tic -ptik 

variants or less commonly sylleptical

-tə̇kəl

: of, relating to, or involving a syllepsis

sylleptically

-k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

from syllepsis, after such pairs as English prolepsis : proleptic, proleptical

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Rhymes for sylleptic

• aseptic
• dyspeptic
• antiepileptic
• antiseptic
• epileptic
• neuroleptic
• organoleptic
• peptic
• sceptic
• septic
• skeptic