sophisticative en · ADJ
Meanings
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deceptive; sophistical.
A cumbrous, circuitous, and often a sophisticative mode of commenting upon the Prophets, and of darkening their meaning, had taken the place of what might have been a nutritious popular instruction.
1861, Isaac Taylor, The Spirit of the Hebrew Poetry, page 247:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more sophisticative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most sophisticative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |