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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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