His argument . . . is altogether sophistical. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] -- {So*phis"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {So*phis"tic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sophistical — [sə fis′ti kəl] adj. 〚ML sophisticalis < L sophisticus < Gr sophistikos < sophistēs, wise man, sophist〛 1. of or characteristic of sophists or sophistry 2. clever and plausible, but unsound and tending to mislead [a sophistical argument] … Universalium
sophistical — [sə fis′ti kəl] adj. [ML sophisticalis < L sophisticus < Gr sophistikos < sophistēs, wise man, sophist] 1. of or characteristic of sophists or sophistry 2. clever and plausible, but unsound and tending to mislead [a sophistical argument] … English World dictionary
sophistical — index deceptive, fallacious, ill founded, illogical, illusory, incorrect, sophistic, specious, subtle … Law dictionary
sophistical — fallacious, casuistical (see under FALLACY) Antonyms: valid Contrasted words: cogent, sound, convincing, compelling, telling (see VALID) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sophistical — sophist ► NOUN ▪ a person who uses clever but false arguments. DERIVATIVES sophistic adjective sophistical adjective … English terms dictionary
sophistical excuse — index evasion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Sophistical Refutations — Part of a series on Aristotelianism … Wikipedia
sophistical — adjective see sophistic … New Collegiate Dictionary
sophistical — adjective a) Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry. b) Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally. Syn: sophistic … Wiktionary
sophistical — Synonyms and related words: Machiavellian, Machiavellic, acute, apparently sound, arch, artful, astute, cagey, canny, casuistic, clever, colorable, crafty, cunning, cute, deceitful, deceptive, deep, deep laid, designing, diplomatic, dishonest,… … Moby Thesaurus
