deictic

[Greek deiktikos = showing, from deiknumi to show, to point out.] Logic : Direct; applied to reasoning which proves directly. *deic-tic-al, a. [Eng. deictic ; al.] Direct, deictic. deic-tic-al-ly, adv . [Eng. deictical ; -ly.] In a direct manner; directly, definitely. "Christ spake it deictically ."-Hammond: Works , i. 703. deid, s . [DEATH.]