Pertaining to a sophist or sophistry. / Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally.

In a sophistical fashion.

Pertaining to the ancient sophists. / Sophistical.

(historical, philosophy) The sophists of antiquity, in general or of a specific period; their beliefs and method.

present participle of sophisticate

One who sophisticates.

plural of sophisticator

One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece. / (figuratively) A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning.

Alternative letter-case form of sophistic

Alternative letter-case form of sophistic (“pertaining to the sophists”)