- sophistic
- sophistic 1540s, from L. sophisticus, from Gk. sophistikos, from sophistes (see SOPHIST (Cf. sophist)). Related: Sophistical (late 15c.); sophistically (late 14c.).
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Sophistic — So*phis tic, Sophistical So*phis tic*al, a. [L. sophisticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sophistique.] Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound. [1913 Webster] His argument . . . is altogether sophistical. Macaulay.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sophistic — I adjective captiosus, captious, casuistic, casuistical, contrary to reason, erroneous, fallacious, false, faulty in logic, groundless, ill reasoned, illogical, inconsequent, inconsistent, incorrect, invalid, irrational, misleading, paralogical,… … Law dictionary
sophistic — or sophistical adjective Date: 15th century 1. of or relating to sophists, sophistry, or the ancient Sophists < sophistic rhetoric > < sophistic subtleties > 2. plausible but fallacious < sophistic reasoning > • sophistically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
sophistic — sophist ► NOUN ▪ a person who uses clever but false arguments. DERIVATIVES sophistic adjective sophistical adjective … English terms dictionary
sophistic — sophistically, adv. sophisticalness, n. /seuh fis tik/, adj. 1. of the nature of sophistry; fallacious. 2. characteristic or suggestive of sophistry. 3. given to the use of sophistry. 4. of or pertaining to sophists or sophistry. Also,… … Universalium
sophistic — adjective Sophistical … Wiktionary
sophistic — Synonyms and related words: baseless, bogus, captious, casuistical, deceptive, fallacious, FALSE, groundless, hypocritical, invalid, irrational, mad, misleading, nonrational, reasonless, sham, sophistical, specious, unreasonable, unsound,… … Moby Thesaurus
sophistic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Containing fundamental errors in reasoning: fallacious, false, illogical, invalid, specious, spurious, unsound. See CORRECT, TRUE … English dictionary for students
sophistic — so·phis·tic || sÉ™ fɪstɪk(l) adj. of or pertaining to sophists; fallacious, unsound, not based on facts; misleading, deceptive … English contemporary dictionary
sophistic — (G). Artful, shrewd … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
