sophistic

or so·phis·ti·cal

[ suh-fis-tik or suh-fis-ti-kuh l ]
/ səˈfɪs tɪk or səˈfɪs tɪ kəl /
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adjective

of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
characteristic or suggestive of sophistry.
given to the use of sophistry.
of or relating to sophists or sophistry.

Origin of sophistic

1540–50; < Latin sophisticus < Greek sophistikós, equivalent to sophist(ḗs) (see sophist) + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM sophistic

Words nearby sophistic

sophia, sophie, sophism, sophist, sophister, sophistic, sophisticate, sophisticated, sophistication, sophistry, sophists

Words related to sophistical

ambiguous, inaccurate, deceitful, wrong, evasive, puzzling, disingenuous, false, incorrect, untrue, spurious, plausible, erroneous, deceptive, mistaken, unsound, bad, awry, amiss, misguided

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British Dictionary definitions for sophistical

sophistic

sophistical

/ (səˈfɪstɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to sophists or sophistry
consisting of sophisms or sophistry; specious

Derived forms of sophistic

sophistically, adverb