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Princeton's WordNet
sophistic, sophisticaladjective
plausible but misleading
Wiktionary
sophisticaladjective
Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry.
sophisticaladjective
Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally.
His argument is altogether sophistical. uE000296171uE001 Macaulay.
Etymology: sophisticus, : compare sophistique.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sophisticaladjective
Fallaciously subtle; logically deceitful.
Etymology: sophistique, Fr. from sophist.
Neither know I whether I should prefer for madness, and sophistical couzenage, that the same body of Christ should be in a thousand places at once of this sublunary world. Joseph Hall.
When the state of the controversy is well understood, the difficulty will not be great in giving answers to all his sophistical cavils. Edward Stillingfleet.
That may seem a demonstration for the present, which to posterity will appear a more sophistical knot. More.
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sophistical
Sophistical refers to reasoning or arguments that appear clever and convincing, but are actually based on false or deceptive premises, often used to deceive or mislead. It is derived from the practices of some ancient Greek philosophers, known as sophists, who were skilled in elaborate but flawed argumentation.
Webster Dictionary
Sophisticaladjective
of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound
Etymology: [L. sophisticus, Gr. : cf. F. sophistique.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SOPHISTICAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SOPHISTICAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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