sophistical

From Latin sophisticus, from Ancient Greek σοφιστικός (sophistikós) +‎ -al: compare French sophistique.

sophistical (comparative more sophistical, superlative most sophistical)

1. Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry.
2. Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally.
   • Thomas Babington Macaulay

     This is, we believe, a fair summary of Mr. Lamb's doctrine. We are sure that we do not wish to represent him unfairly. […] But we must plainly say that his argument, though ingenious, is altogether sophistical.

• sophistic

• sophistically
• sophisticalness

• pathoclisis, postischial