dialectical

[dahy-uh-lek-ti-kuh l] /ˌdaɪ əˈlɛk tɪ kəl/

adjective

of or characteristic of a dialect; dialectal.

Origin

1520-30; dialectic + -al¹

Related forms

nondialectical, adjective

nondialectically, adverb

undialectical, adjective

Can be confused

dialectal, dialectic, dialectical (see usage note at dialectal)

Usage note

Examples from the web for dialectical

It's worth noting that this sort of dialectical dynamic is not unusual.
For them, the road to reform and development still means revolutionary change and dialectical materialism.
Considerations of dialectical materialism received serious reflection.
He found that the chicks learned the dialectical calls of the adopted parents.
Secular people get at the same cozy idea by affirming the inevitability of progress or the dialectical mo.
Knowledge is acquired through investigation and the dialectical and not from denial or political correctness.
Within this wilderness of economic possibility there emerged, however, a dialectical exception.

British Dictionary definitions for dialectical

/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪkəl/

adjective

of or relating to dialectic or dialectics

Derived Forms

dialectically, adverb

Word Origin and History for dialectical

adj.

"argumentative," 1540s; see dialectic + -al (1).