Jesuitical

[ jezh-oo-it-i-kuh l or jezh-oo-it-ik; jez-oo-, jez-yoo- ]

/ ˌdʒɛʒ uˈɪt ɪ kəl or ˌdʒɛʒ uˈɪt ɪk; ˌdʒɛz u-, ˌdʒɛz yu- /

of or relating to Jesuits or Jesuitism.

(often lowercase) practicing casuistry or equivocation; using subtle or oversubtle reasoning; crafty; sly; intriguing.

Origin of Jesuitical

First recorded in 1590–1600; Jesuit + -ical

Jes·u·it·i·cal·ly, adverb an·ti-Jes·u·it·ic, adjective an·ti-Jes·u·it·i·cal, adjective an·ti-Jes·u·it·i·cal·ly, adverb

un-Jes·u·it·ic, adjective un-Jes·u·it·i·cal, adjective un-Jes·u·it·i·cal·ly, adverb

When a reporter asked him a question, it would often elicit a series of Jesuitical responses.

President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion |Jonathan Alter |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
But the King and the Jesuitical cabal had determined that the disgrace of the Hydes should be complete.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay
Father Rogier is a French priest of a type too well known over all the world—the Jesuitical.

Gwen Wynn |Mayne Reid
She practices her unholy inquisitorial and Jesuitical doctrines in this country, as far as she can and dare act them out.

Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; |William Gannaway Brownlow

Verily Prussian methods in all things seem to be Jesuitical, in that it is believed the end justifies the means.

British Secret Service During the Great War |Nicholas Everitt
The sub-prefect, astonished at finding him more Jesuitical than himself, tried in vain to obtain something definite.

The Red and the Black |Stendhal