SOPHISTICALLY

Etymology

Adverb

sophistically (comparative more sophistically, superlative most sophistically)

In a sophistical fashion.

Source: Wiktionary


SOPHISTIC

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.

SOPHISTICAL

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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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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