CASUIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious

Synonyms:

casuist; sophist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("casuist" is a kind of...):

ratiocinator; reasoner (someone who reasons logically)

Derivation:

casuistical (of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems)

casuistical (of or relating to or practicing casuistry)

casuistry (argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading)