Phatic ADJECTIVE 1. Denoting or relating to language used for general purposes of social interaction, rather than to convey information or ask questions. Utterances such as "hello, how are you?" and "nice morning, isn't it?" are phatic. EXAMPLE SENTENCES "At my local tea shop, the staff greets everyone with a phatic, 'Come have a cuppa!'"
ADJECTIVE 1. Denoting or relating to language used for general purposes of social interaction, rather than to convey information or ask questions. Utterances such as "hello, how are you?" and "nice morning, isn't it?" are phatic.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"At my local tea shop, the staff greets everyone with a phatic, 'Come have a cuppa!'"