Main Entry: so·phis·tic

Pronunciation: \sä-ˈfis-tik, sə-\

Variant(s): or so·phis·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\

Function: adjective

Date: 15th century

1 : of or relating to sophists, sophistry, or the ancient Sophists <sophistic rhetoric> <sophistic subtleties>
2 : plausible but fallacious <sophistic reasoning>

— so·phis·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb