sophistic

adjective

so·​phis·​tic sä-ˈfi-stik 

sə-

variants or sophistical

sä-ˈfi-sti-kəl 

sə-

1

: of or relating to sophists, sophistry, or the ancient Sophists

sophistic rhetoric

sophistic subtleties

2

: plausible but fallacious

sophistic reasoning

sophistically

sä-ˈfi-sti-k(ə-)lē 

sə-

adverb

Examples of sophistic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The characters are treated with odd touches of realism and their sophistic arguments are stingingly psychologized. —Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 8 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1