"sophistical" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more sophistical [comparative], most sophistical [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English sophistical, sophisticale, sophisticall, from Anglo-Latin sophisticālis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sophistical}} Middle English sophistical, {{m|enm|sophisticale}} sophisticale, {{m|enm|sophisticall}} sophisticall, {{der|en|la|sophisticālis}} Latin sophisticālis Head templates: {{en-adj}} sophistical (comparative more sophistical, superlative most sophistical)
  1. Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry.
    Sense id: en-sophistical-en-adj-KSLAqB8w
  2. Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally.
    Sense id: en-sophistical-en-adj-1PsC3x-E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sophistic Derived forms: sophistically, sophisticalness

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