docimastic

adjective

doc·​i·​mas·​tic

¦däsə¦mastik

variants or less commonly docimastical

-tə̇kəl

archaic

: of or relating to docimasy

Word History

Etymology

Greek dokimastikos of or for scrutiny, from dokimazein to assay, test

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