sophistical

English

Etymology

From Middle English sophistical, sophisticale, sophisticall, from Anglo-Latin sophisticālis, equivalent to sophist +‎ -ical.

Adjective

sophistical (comparative more sophistical, superlative most sophistical)

1. Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry.
2. Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally.
   • 1841, Thomas Macaulay, Lord Byron and The Comic Dramatists of the Restoration:

     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.

Synonyms

• sophistic

Derived terms

• sophistically
• sophisticalness

Anagrams

• pathoclisis, postischial