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Sophistical

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adj. Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry.

adj. Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Pertaining to a sophist or to sophistry; using or involving sophistry; quibbling; fallacious.

Sophisticated; adulterated; not pure.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. plausible but misleading

Word Usage

"And it is not clear what they are complaining about in respect of an alleged monopoly in farming, sophistical legalities, the sale of privacy of the public as a "commodity", "colonialism at home and abroad," and "misinformation through control of the media.""

Equivalent

invalid

Form

sophisticalness sophistically

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

sophistic

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

paradoxical illusive specious disingenuous untenable