casuistic

== English == === Etymology === From casuist + -ic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkæzjuˈɪstɪk/, /ˌkæʒuˈɪstɪk/ === Adjective === casuistic (comparative more casuistic, superlative most casuistic) Of or related to casuistry, attempting to solve moral dilemmas by application of general rules. 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 ==== ==== Translations ====