elenchicallyadv.
Etymology: < elenchical adj. + -ly suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: eˈlenchically.
rare.
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [adverb]
1646 Sir T. Browne Pref. Any Penne, that shall Elenchically refute us.
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