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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of the Star Trek character Mr Spock, especially in being excessively
logical andemotionless . - adjective Characteristic of Benjamin Spock (1903–1998), American
pediatrician who introduced elements ofpsychoanalysis intochildcare .
Etymologies
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Examples
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If we were all perfectly charitable (or perfectly Spockish), we might accept that.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Much Easier to Fight Caricatures 2010
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If we were all perfectly charitable (or perfectly Spockish), we might accept that.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Much Easier to Fight Caricatures 2010
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If we were all perfectly charitable or perfectly Spockish, we might accept that.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Much Easier to Fight Caricatures 2010
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If we were all perfectly charitable or perfectly Spockish, we might accept that.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Much Easier to Fight Caricatures 2010
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It takes Spockish literalism to note that one way to ‘use’ an item is to barter it?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Elaborates on “Empathy,” What He Wants in a Supreme Court Nominee: 2009
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It takes Spockish literalism to note that one way to ‘use’ an item is to barter it?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Elaborates on “Empathy,” What He Wants in a Supreme Court Nominee: 2009
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Father McTeevey, still waiting for an answer, raises a Spockish eyebrow.
The Stress Test 2009
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