Entry: etiological (adj.)
In context: "As she's telling what she sees as etiological truth, even though the monologue seems sincere and unaffected and at least a B+ on the overall AA-story lucidity-scale..."
Definition: Of or relating to aetiology; assigning or tending to assign a cause or reason.
Other: I realize now I should have had etiology (n.) from the previous entry. Well, a few pages late isn't so bad.
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 374
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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