adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry.
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sophistical
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adj
Meaning 2
Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
plausible but misleading
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Synonyms: sophistic
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History
Etymology
From Middle English sophistical, sophisticale, sophisticall, from Anglo-Latin sophisticālis, equivalent to sophist + -ical.