sophistic, sophistical
(adjective) plausible but misleading
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sophistical (comparative more sophistical, superlative most sophistical)
Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry.
Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally.
• sophistic
• pathoclisis, postischial
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
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.