English
Etymology
casuist + -ic
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /�kæzu�ɪstɪk/
Adjective
casuistic
#relating to casuistry (attempts to solve moral dilemmas by applying general rules)
#overly subtle, split hairs|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?"
Translations
French: casuistique
vi:casuistic
zh:casuistic
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