sophistry
81Evade — E*vade , v. t. 1. To escape; to slip away; sometimes with from. Evading from perils. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Unarmed they might Have easily, as spirits evaded swift By quick contraction or remove. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To attempt to escape; to… …
82Philosophism — Phi*los o*phism (f[i^]*l[o^]s [ o]*f[i^]z m), n. [Cf. F. philosophisme.] Spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] …
83Philosophistic — Phi*los o*phis tic, Philosophistical Phi*los o*phis tic*al, a. Of or pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry. [R.] [1913 Webster] …
84Philosophistical — Philosophistic Phi*los o*phis tic, Philosophistical Phi*los o*phis tic*al, a. Of or pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry. [R.] [1913 Webster] …
85Plausible — Plau si*ble, a. [L. plausibilis praiseworthy, from plaudere, plausum, to applaud, clap the hands, strike, beat.] 1. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket. [1913 Webster] 2. Obtaining approbation;… …
86Sophister — Soph ist*er, v. t. To maintain by sophistry, or by a fallacious argument. [Obs.] obham. [1913 Webster] …
87Sophistic — 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.… …
88Sophistical — 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.… …
89Sophistically — 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.… …
90Sophisticalness — 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.… …