sophistical

sophistical Definition

so·phis·ti·cal (sə fis′ti kəl)

adjective

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

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

sophistical Related Forms

so·phis′·ti·cally adverb

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