Sophistical

Sophistical
Sophistic So*phis"tic, Sophistical So*phis"tic*al, a. [L. sophisticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sophistique.] Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound. [1913 Webster]

His argument . . . is altogether sophistical. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] -- {So*phis"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {So*phis"tic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • sophistical — [sə fis′ti kəl] adj. 〚ML sophisticalis < L sophisticus < Gr sophistikos < sophistēs, wise man, sophist〛 1. of or characteristic of sophists or sophistry 2. clever and plausible, but unsound and tending to mislead [a sophistical argument] …   Universalium

  • sophistical — [sə fis′ti kəl] adj. [ML sophisticalis < L sophisticus < Gr sophistikos < sophistēs, wise man, sophist] 1. of or characteristic of sophists or sophistry 2. clever and plausible, but unsound and tending to mislead [a sophistical argument] …   English World dictionary

  • sophistical — index deceptive, fallacious, ill founded, illogical, illusory, incorrect, sophistic, specious, subtle …   Law dictionary

  • sophistical — fallacious, casuistical (see under FALLACY) Antonyms: valid Contrasted words: cogent, sound, convincing, compelling, telling (see VALID) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • sophistical — sophist ► NOUN ▪ a person who uses clever but false arguments. DERIVATIVES sophistic adjective sophistical adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • sophistical excuse — index evasion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • sophistical — adjective see sophistic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sophistical — adjective a) Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry. b) Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally. Syn: sophistic …   Wiktionary

  • sophistical — Synonyms and related words: Machiavellian, Machiavellic, acute, apparently sound, arch, artful, astute, cagey, canny, casuistic, clever, colorable, crafty, cunning, cute, deceitful, deceptive, deep, deep laid, designing, diplomatic, dishonest,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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