Ĕp'i-plĕx'is, n.
Ĕp'i-plĕx'is, n. [Gr. ἐπίπληξις, from ἐπιπλήσσειν, to strike at, chastise, reprove, from ἐπί and πλήσσειν, to strike.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by gentle upbraiding.
Ĕp'i-plĕx'is, n. [Gr. ἐπίπληξις, from ἐπιπλήσσειν, to strike at, chastise, reprove, from ἐπί and πλήσσειν, to strike.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by gentle upbraiding.