Casuistical

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Casuistic \Cas`u*is"tic\, Casuistical \Cas`u*is"tic*al\, a.
     Of or pertaining to casuists or casuistry; as, casuistic
     thinking.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  casuistical
       adj 1: of or relating to or practicing casuistry; "overly subtle
              casuistic reasoning" [syn: {casuistic}]
       2: of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve
          moral problems [syn: {casuistic}]