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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pilpulic en · ADJ

Etymology

From pilpul + -ic.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to pilpul.
    • Teomim uses typical pilpulic methodology in his writing.
  2. (Judaism, qualifier:originally) Of or pertaining to pilpul. ▸ Having to do with detailed, intense rabbinical analysis or discussion of the Talmud.
    • See also: Midrashic
  3. (broadly) Of or pertaining to pilpul. ▸ Overly concerned with minutiae.

Forms

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most pilpulic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more pilpulic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Hypernyms

hermeneutic

Synonyms

oversubtle · hair-splitting · casuistic · sophistic