WOTD: thetic
Phonetic Spelling: THET-ik
Part(s) of Speech: adjective
Meaning(s): Positive; dogmatic.
Example:
Thetic constructions, on the other hand, are not subject to this sort of contextual requirements. — Andreas Dufter and Daniel Jacob, Focus and Background in Romance Languages
His genius was not thetic, but synthetic, not creative but constructive. — Andrew Martin Fairbairn, “The Primitive Polity of Islam,” The Contemporary Review
Origin:
Thetic is derived from the Greek word thetikós from the root thet meaning “placed, set.”