dianoetic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
    discursive.

WordNet

Di`a*no*et"ic adjective
Etymology
Gr. through + to revolve in the mind.
Definitions
  1. (Metaph.) Pertaining to the discursive faculty, its acts or products.
    I would employ . . . dianoetic to denote the operation of the discursive, elaborative, or comparative faculty. Sir W. Hamilton.

Webster 1913