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Webster 1913 Edition
Sophistical
{
, So-phis′tic
,So-phis′tic-al
}Adj.
[L.
sophisticus
, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F. sophistique
.] 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
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sophistical
SOPHIST'IC
, SOPHIST'ICAL,Adj.
Definition 2024
sophistical
sophistical
English
Adjective
sophistical (comparative more sophistical, superlative most sophistical)
- Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry.
- Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally.
- Thomas Babington Macaulay
- This is, we believe, a fair summary of Mr. Lamb's doctrine. We are sure that we do not wish to represent him unfairly. […] But we must plainly say that his argument, though ingenious, is altogether sophistical.
- Thomas Babington Macaulay