casuistic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kazh′o̅o̅ is′tik)


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cas•u•is•tic  (kazh′o̅o̅ is′tik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Philosophypertaining to casuists or casuistry.
  2. Philosophyoversubtle;
    intellectually dishonest;
    sophistical:casuistic distinctions.
Also, cas′u•is′ti•cal. 
  • casuist + -ic 1650–60
cas′u•is′ti•cal•ly, adv. 

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