casuistic

English

Etymology

From casuist +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkæzjuˈɪstɪk/, /ˌkæʒuˈɪstɪk/

Adjective

casuistic (comparative more casuistic, superlative most casuistic)

1. Of or related to casuistry, attempting to solve moral dilemmas by application of general rules.
2. Similar to the arguments of casuists, particularly (figurative, derogatory) overly subtle, hair-splitting.
   • 1855, Sir Richard Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah

     These subjects have exercised not a little the casuistic talents of the Arab doctors: a folio volume might be filled with differences of opinion on the subject, "Is a blind man sound?"

Synonyms

• (Of or related to casuistry): casuistical
• (Of or related to quibbling): see hair-splitting

Derived terms

• casuistically
• casuistics

Translations

relating to casuistry

• Asturian: casuísticu
• Belarusian: казуісты́чны (kazuistýčny)
• Catalan: casuístic
• Finnish: kasuistinen (fi)
• German: kasuistisch (de)
• Greek: καζουιστικός (el) (kazouistikós)
• Hungarian: kazuisztikus
• Latvian: kazuistisks
• Polish: kazuistyczny
• Portuguese: casuístico (pt)
• Russian: казуисти́ческий (ru) (kazuistíčeskij)
• Spanish: casuístico (es)
• Ukrainian: казуїсти́чний (uk) (kazujistýčnyj)

overly subtle, hair-splitting

• Ukrainian: казуїсти́чний (uk) (kazujistýčnyj)

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• French: ^{(please verify)} casuistique (fr)