zetetic /zəˈtɛt.ɪk/adjective 2noun 1forms 1 adjective2 •Proceeding by inquiry or investigation.Hence, in every zetetic process, the conclusion arrived at is essentially a quotient, which, if the details be correct, must, of necessity, be true beyond the reach or power of contradiction. — 1865 •Of or pertaining to zetetic astronomy (which employs zetetic principles to argue that the earth is flat). noun1 •A skeptic. formszetetics
