2. Designing; cunning; deceitful; crafty; -- an opprobrious use of the word. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Jesuitical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or concerning the Jesuits. 2) secretive or equivocating, in a manner once associated with Jesuits … English terms dictionary
jesuitical — adjective see Jesuit … New Collegiate Dictionary
Jesuitical — Jesuitically, adv. /jezh ooh it i keuhl, jez ooh , jez yooh /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Jesuits or Jesuitism. 2. (often l.c.) practicing casuistry or equivocation; using subtle or oversubtle reasoning; crafty; sly; intriguing. Also, Jesuitic.… … Universalium
jesuitical — Synonyms and related words: apparently sound, casuistic, colorable, deceptive, dishonest, disingenuous, empty, fallacious, hollow, illusive, insincere, jesuitic, mealymouthed, overrefined, oversubtle, philosophistic, plausible, sophistic,… … Moby Thesaurus
Jesuitical — Jes·u·it·i·cal || ‚dÊ’ezjÊŠ ɪtɪkl adj. of or pertaining to the Jesuits (Roman Catholic religious order); cunning, deceptive, deceitful, dissembling … English contemporary dictionary
Jesuitical — adjective 1》 relating to or concerning the Jesuits. 2》 dissembling or equivocating, in a manner once associated with Jesuits. Derivatives Jesuitically adverb … English new terms dictionary
jesuitical — a. 1. Of the Jesuits. 2. [A sense introduced by partisans hostile to the Jesuits.] Crafty, cunning, wily, deceitful, sophistical, double, double faced, full of chicane, Machiavelian … New dictionary of synonyms
jesuitical — jesu·it·i·cal … English syllables
Jesuitical — /dʒɛʒjuˈɪtəkəl/ (say jezhyooh ituhkuhl) adjective (sometimes lower case) sly; crafty; casuistic. Also, Jesuitic. –Jesuitically, adverb …
Jesuitical — adj. 1 of or concerning the Jesuits. 2 often offens. dissembling or equivocating, in the manner once associated with Jesuits. Derivatives: Jesuitically adv … Useful english dictionary
