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jesuitic

/ˌd͡ʒɛzjuˈɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
je-suit-ic
IPA
/ˌd͡ʒɛzjuˈɪtɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.

adj

Crafty, cunning, deceitful.

Dated; Derogatory

adj

Synonym of casuistic, intricately argued, particularly with quibbling detail or sophistic disingenuity.

Dated; Derogatory

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Jesuitic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From New Latin Iēsūīticus, from Iēsūīta + Latin -icus. By surface analysis, Jesuit + -ic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Jesuitic (comparative) most Jesuitic (superlative)

Synonyms

Jesuit Jesuitical casuistic intricately argued particularly with quibbling detail or sophistic disingenuity

Questions

How do you pronounce jesuitic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌd͡ʒɛzjuˈɪtɪk/.
What does jesuitic mean?
Of or relating to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.
Where does jesuitic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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