sophistical
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sophistical
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From Middle English sophistical, sophisticale, sophisticall, from Anglo-Latin sophisticālis, equivalent to sophist + -ical.
adjective more sophistical · most sophistical
- Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry.
- Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally. 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.
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Talk about this word "sophistical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sophistical. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sophistical. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sophistical "sophistical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sophistical.Cite this
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title = {sophistical},
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