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Exhibiting a love of sophistry or logical reasoning; philosophical; may include fallacious reasoning.
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Philosophistic — Phi*los o*phis tic, Philosophistical Phi*los o*phis tic*al, a. Of or pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
philosophistic — philosophistˈic or philosophistˈical adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑philosopher * * * philosophistic, a. (fɪlɒsəʊˈfɪstɪk) [f. philosophist + ic; cf. Calvinist ic, etc.] = next. in Webster … Useful english dictionary
Philosophistical — Philosophistic Phi*los o*phis tic, Philosophistical Phi*los o*phis tic*al, a. Of or pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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