-tə̇kəl, -tēk- adjective
Etymology: Latin sophistic us + English -al
1. : sophistic
2. : resembling a sophism ; specifically : that appears to be plausible but is actually fallacious
a sophistical argument
a sophistical method
• so·phis·ti·cal·ly -k(ə)lē, -li adverb
• so·phis·ti·cal·ness -kəlnə̇s noun -es