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sophistic

so·phis·tic [ sə fístik ] or so·phis·ti·cal [ sə fístik'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. clever-sounding but flawed: clever-sounding and plausible but based on shallow or dishonest thinking or flawed logic

2. of sophists: relating to sophists

[Mid-16th century. Via Latin sophisticus< Greek sophistikos< sophos "skilled in a craft, clever, wise"]

so·phis·ti·cal·ly adverb
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