'Peirastic' definitions:

Definition of 'Peirastic'

From: GCIDE
  • Peirastic \Pei*ras"tic\ (p[-i]*r[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Gr. peirastiko`s, fr. peira^n to try, fr. pei^ra a trial.] Fitted for trial or test; experimental; tentative; treating of attempts. [1913 Webster]