What is the Latin word for sophistical?

The usual Latin words for “sophistical” are sophisticus, captiōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“sophistical” in Latin

sophisticussophistic, sophistical captiōsusfallacious, deceptive; captious; harmful

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

sophistical

sophisticus (Gell.): captiosus (of things; e.g., a question; Cic.): ad captiones repertus (Gell.): Sophistical conclusions, conclusiunculae fallaces (Cic.; Vid: in SOPHISM) sophistical questions, interrogationes fallaces et captiosae (Cic.).

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What is the Latin word for sophistical?: The usual Latin words for “sophistical” are sophisticus, captiōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.