SOPHISTIC

sophistic, sophistical

(adjective) plausible but misleading

sophistic

(adjective) of or pertaining to sophists

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sophistic (comparative more sophistic, superlative most sophistic)

Pertaining to sophists.

Sophistical.

Source: Wiktionary


So*phis"tic, So*phis"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. sophisticus, Gr. sophistique.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound. His argument . . . is altogether sophistical. Macaulay.

– So*phis"tic*al*ly, adv.

– So*phis"tic*al*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 June 2025

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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”


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