Crossword clue: serving to refute; refutative; -- applied to indirect modes of proof, and opposed to deictic.

The most common answer is elenctic (8 letters).

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elenctic 8 letters web-def

Serving to refute; refutative; -- applied to indirect modes of proof, and opposed to deictic.

elenctical 10 letters web-def

Serving to refute; refutative; -- applied to indirect modes of proof, and opposed to deictic.