Jesuitical

[ jezh-oo-it-i-kuhl, jez-oo-, jez-yoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to Jesuits or Jesuitism.
(often lowercase) practicing casuistry or equivocation; using subtle or oversubtle reasoning; crafty; sly; intriguing.

First recorded in 1590–1600; Jesuit + -ical

When a reporter asked him a question, it would often elicit a series of Jesuitical responses.

This was a jesuitical sort of answer, and Monsieur de Fontanges required further particulars.

From 1894 to the end of the century the anti-Jesuitical campaign went on, increasing every year in bitterness and intensity.

See how perfidious, Machiavelic, and Jesuitical, is this horrible monster Reaction!

This short-sighted view resulted in a doctrine that was actually Jesuitical in application.

He palliated his conduct in a sophistical and Jesuitical manner.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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