Sophister

Soph"ist*er

(?), v. t. To maintain by sophistry, or by a fallacious argument. [Obs.] obham.
[1913 Webster]

{

So*phis"tic

(?),

So*phis"tic*al

}, a. [L. sophisticus, Gr. : cf. F. sophistique.] Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound.
[1913 Webster]

His argument . . . is altogether sophistical.
Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]

-- So*phis"tic*al*ly, adv. -- So*phis"tic*al*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]

 

New - Add Dictionary Search to Your Site

You can add a free dictionary search box to your own web site by copying and pasting the following HTML into one of your web pages: 

<form action="http://www.freedict.co.uk/search.php" method="post">
 <p style="text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif;">
  <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.freedict.co.uk/"
     title="FreeDict free online dictionary">FreeDict</a>
  <input type="text" name="word" size="20" value="" />
  <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Search Dictionary" />
 </p>
</form>

 

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Tue 13th April 2021