adj.
Pronunciation: sä- ' fis-tik, s ə -
Variant: or so · phis · ti · cal \ -ti-k ə l \
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 -)l ē \ adverb