casuistic

ˌkæzjuˈɪstɪk

Definition

Definition of casuistic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

moral reasoning

TECH.

related to solving moral dilemmas with general rules

TECH.

His casuistic approach helped resolve the ethical issue.

analytical

speculative

philosophy

Rare

relating to the use of clever but unsound reasoning

Rare

His argument was dismissed as merely casuistic and unhelpful..

sophistic

specious

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Origin of casuistic

Latin, casus (case) + istic (related to)

Examples of casuistic in a sentence

Her casuistic reasoning often led to unexpected conclusions.
Her casuistic reasoning failed to convince the jury.
The debate was filled with casuistic arguments.

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French:casuistique, fallacieux, ...
German:kasuistisch, spitzfindig, ...
Italian:casuistico, sofistico, ...
Spanish:casuístico, sofístico, ...
Portuguese:casuístico, sofismático, ...
Chinese:狡辩的, 诡辩的, ...
Japanese:詭弁的な, こじつけの, ...
Arabic:قَضِيّاتِيّ, مغالِط, ...
Hebrew:קָזוּאִיסְטִי, תַּחְבּוּלָנִי, ...
Russian:казуистический, софистический, ...
Ukrainian:казуїстичний, софістичний, ...
Hindi:नैतिक, कपटपूर्ण, ...
Bengali:নৈতিক যুক্তি, কৌশলী কিন্তু অযৌক্তিক, ...
Catalan:casuístic, enganyós, ...
Czech:kazuistický, sofistický, ...
Danish:kasuistisk, sofistikeret, ...
Dutch:casuïstisch, kasuïstisch, ...
Greek:καζουιστικός, σοφιστικός, ...
Hungarian:kazuisztikus, szofisztikus, ...
Khmer:ដែលប្រើគោលការណ៍ទូទៅដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាសីលធម៌ជាក់លាក់, ដែលប្រើហេតុផលឆ្លាតវៃ ប៉ុន្តែមិនត្រឹមត្រូវ, ...
Korean:사례주의적, 궤변적인, ...
Persian:موردی, مغلطه‌آمیز, ...
Polish:kazusowy, sofistyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):casuístico, sofismático, ...
Romanian:casuistic, cazuistic, ...
Swedish:kasuistisk, sofistisk, ...
Thai:ใช้เหตุผลทางศีลธรรม, ใช้เหตุผลที่ไม่ถูกต้อง, ...
Turkish:kazuistik, mantıksızca, ...
Vietnamese:dựa trên lý luận đạo đức, lập luận không vững, ...

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