socratic
adjective(So-crat-ic)
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
socratic
noun(So-crat-ic)
a follower of Socrates
socratic
noun(So-crat-ic)
irony
socratic
adjective(So-crat-ic)
of or relating to Greek philosophers before Socrates
socratic
noun(So-crat-ic)
the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
socratic
noun(So-crat-ic)
a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony
socratic
noun(So-crat-ic)
an ironic expression or utterance