casuistic

[ kazh-oo-is-tik or kazh-oo-is-ti-kuh l ]

/ ˌkæʒ uˈɪs tɪk or ˌkæʒ uˈɪs tɪ kəl /

pertaining to casuists or casuistry.

oversubtle; intellectually dishonest; sophistical: casuistic distinctions.

Origin of casuistic

First recorded in 1650–60; casuist + -ic

cas·u·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb non·cas·u·is·tic, adjective non·cas·u·is·ti·cal, adjective non·cas·u·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

o·ver·cas·u·is·tic, adjective o·ver·cas·u·is·ti·cal, adjective o·ver·cas·u·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

I was sure of Alisanda's constancy, and yet did not know what pressure their casuistic minds might bring to bear against her will.

A Volunteer with Pike |Robert Ames Bennet
My casuistic knowledge is not sufficient to solve such a question reasonably.

The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 |Various
This is the position of the casuistic mystic moralist and not of the man who sees only the visible world.

Robert Louis Stevenson |Alexander H. Japp
It could not be discussed without that admixture of legality and ethics which delights a casuistic intellect.

The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) |John Morley

A casuistic proceeding was necessary as well as a firm union of the bishops as pillars of the Church.

History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) |Adolph Harnack