her·me·neu·tic 
(hûr′mə-ntĭk, -ny-) also her·me·neu·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)
(hûr′mə-ntĭk, -ny-) also her·me·neu·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)adj.
Interpretive; explanatory.
[Greek hermēneutikos, from hermēneutēs, interpreter, from hermēneuein, to interpret, from hermēneus, interpreter.]
her′me·neuti·cal·ly adv.