- demagogic
- adjective Date: 1831 of, relating to, or characteristic of a demagogue ; employing demagoguery • demagogically adverb
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demagogic — DEMAGÓGIC, Ă, demagogici, ce, adj. Propriu demagogilor sau demagogiei, privitor la demagogi sau la demagogie; în spiritul demagogiei. – Din fr. démagogique. Trimis de LauraGellner, 10.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 demagógic adj. m., pl. demagógici; f … Dicționar Român
Demagogic — Dem a*gog ic, Demagogical Dem a*gog ic*al, a. [Gr. dhmagwkiko s: cf. F. d[ e]magogique.] Relating to, or like, a demagogue; factious. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
demagogic — 1831; see DEMAGOGUE (Cf. demagogue) + IC (Cf. ic). Cf. Gk. demagogikos fit for or like a demagogue … Etymology dictionary
demagogic — [dem΄ə gä′jik, dem΄əgäg′ik, dem΄əgō′jik] adj. [Gr dēmagōgikos: see DEMAGOGUE] of, like, or characteristic of a demagogue or demagogy: also demagogical demagogically adv … English World dictionary
demagogic — [[t]de̱məgɒ̱ʤɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone such as a politician is demagogic, you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people s support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable… … English dictionary
demagogic — demagogue ► NOUN 1) a political leader who appeals to popular desires and prejudices. 2) (in ancient Greece and Rome) an orator who supported the cause of the common people. DERIVATIVES demagogic adjective demagoguery noun demagogy noun. ORIGIN… … English terms dictionary
demagogic — adjective characteristic of or resembling a demagogue demagogic speeches • Syn: ↑demagogical • Pertains to noun: ↑demagogue (for: ↑demagogical), ↑demagogue … Useful english dictionary
demagogic — demagogically, adv. /dem euh goj ik, gog , goh jik/, adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a demagogue. Also, demagogical. [1825 35; < Gk demagogikós, equiv. to demagog(ós) (see DEMAGOGUE) + ikos IC] * * * … Universalium
demagogic — adjective of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue. Syn: demagogical … Wiktionary
demagògic — de|ma|gò|gic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
