Sophistical
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry.
- 2 Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally.
"This is, we believe, a fair summary of Mr. Lamb's doctrine. We are sure that we do not wish to represent him unfairly. […] But we must plainly say that his argument, though ingenious, is altogether sophistical."
Adjective
- 1 plausible but misleading wordnet
Example
More examples"This is, we believe, a fair summary of Mr. Lamb's doctrine. We are sure that we do not wish to represent him unfairly. […] But we must plainly say that his argument, though ingenious, is altogether sophistical."
Etymology
From Middle English sophistical, sophisticale, sophisticall, from Anglo-Latin sophisticālis, equivalent to sophist + -ical.
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