Dialectic \Di`a*lec"tic\, Dialectical \Di`a*lec"tic*al\, a. [L. dialecticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. dialectique. See {Dialect}.] 1. Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental. 2. Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects. --Earle.
dialectical adj 1: of or relating to logical disputation; "a dialectical weapon against his opponent" 2: of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method" [syn: {dialectic}]