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- [suh-fis-tik or suh-fis-ti-kuh l]
- /səˈfɪs tɪk or səˈfɪs tɪ kəl/
- /sə.ˈfɪ.stɪkəl/
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- [suh-fis-tik or suh-fis-ti-kuh l]
- /səˈfɪs tɪk or səˈfɪs tɪ kəl/
Definitions of sophistical word
- adjective sophistical of the nature of sophistry; fallacious. 1
- adjective sophistical characteristic or suggestive of sophistry. 1
- adjective sophistical given to the use of sophistry. 1
- adjective sophistical of or relating to sophists or sophistry. 1
- adjective sophistical of or characteristic of sophists or sophistry 0
- adjective sophistical clever and plausible, but unsound and tending to mislead 0
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Origin of sophistical
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Latin sophisticus < Greek sophistikós, equivalent to sophist(ḗs) (see sophist) + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Sophistical
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sophistical popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
sophistical usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sophistical
adj sophistical
- casuistic — of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
- cooked-up — to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting.
- demagogic — If you say that someone such as a politician is demagogic, you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments.
- fallacious — containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
adjective sophistical
- casuistical — Casuistic.
- caviling — Present participle of cavil.
- concocted — to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cookery: to concoct a meal from leftovers.
- confounding — to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him.
- deluding — Present participle of delude.
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