verbalistic

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ver·bal·ist

(vûr′bə-lĭst)

1. One skilled in the use of words.

2. One who favors words over ideas or substance.

ver′bal·is′tic adj.

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verbalistic

(ˌvɜːbəˈlɪstɪk)

adj

of or relating to a verbalist

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Just think of the immediate usefulness to counselors, personnel people, administrators, of a technique by which one could say something about another's dogmatism or teachability, his habits of realistic or verbalistic response, his eagerness to make or deny distinctions, etc.

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(16) Contrary to the largely "verbalistic" curricula of prior universities, (17) these colleges focused on solving practical problems (18) and providing instruction in agriculture and the mechanical arts.

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But it is the preliminary condition for any theory of knowledge which is not content with verbalistic and illusory solutions.