sophistic
Synonym of sophistical, of or related to the ancient Sophists, characterized by…Synonym of sophistical, of or related to the ancient Sophists, characterized by fallacious reasoning.
» Your "proof" is sophistic.
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1 sensesSynonym of sophistical, of or related to the ancient Sophists, characterized by fallacious reasoning.
- plausible but misleading
- of or pertaining to sophists
Examples
1 sentencesYour "proof" is sophistic.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin sophisticus, borrowing of Ancient Greek σοφιστικός (sophistikLearned borrowing from Latin sophisticus, borrowing of Ancient Greek σοφιστικός (sophistikós). Equivalent to sophist + -ic and sophism + -istic.
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Forms
more sophistic, most sophistic| Comparative | more sophistic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sophistic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- plausible but misleading:sophistical
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.