pilpulic

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pilpulic

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From pilpul + -ic.

adjective more pilpulic · most pilpulic

Of or pertaining to pilpul. Teomim uses typical pilpulic methodology in his writing.
Judaism Having to do with detailed, intense rabbinical analysis or discussion of the Talmud. See also: Midrashic
broadly Overly concerned with minutiae.
Similar: casuistic, hair-splitting, oversubtle, sophistic

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@misc{pilpulic_2026,
  title = {pilpulic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pilpulic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}