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sophistical definition

so·phis·ti·cal (sə fis′ti kəl)

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of sophists or sophistry
  2. clever and plausible, but unsound and tending to mislead a sophistical argument
  3. using sophistry

Etymology: ML sophisticalis < L sophisticus < Gr sophistikos < sophistēs, wise man, sophist

Also sophistic so·phis′·tic

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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