casuistic

casuistic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English casuist
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English casuistic

    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?"

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