casuist
English Thesaurus
1. someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious (noun.person)
| derivation | : | sophism, sophistication, sophistry, |
| definition | : | a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | casuistry, |
| definition | : | argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | casuistic, casuistical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | sophism, sophistication, sophistry, |
| definition | : | a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | casuistry, |
| definition | : | argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | casuistic, casuistical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems (adj.pert) |
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