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Alt. of Sophistical

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  1. a. Alt. of Sophistical
  2. adj. of or pertaining to sophists
  3. adj. plausible but misleading
  4. 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.
  5. a. of or pertaining to sophists s. plausible but misleading