Talmudic
Americanadjective
-
of or relating to the Talmud.
-
characterized by or making extremely fine distinctions; overly detailed or subtle; hairsplitting.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
At the Orthodox level, this practice can be full-court press, what with kosher-keeping, tefillin-laying, a regular round of daily prayer, Talmudic study and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
But he realized that the life of a Talmudic scholar was not for him, and he started evening classes at Brooklyn College.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
The instructions for how to mud a baseball are Talmudic.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022
As often happens in the legal realm, these essentially moral questions can get lost in a Talmudic thicket of the criminal code.
From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2021
The three Fischers, prototypes of Talmudic scholars, were always studying: Joan her textbooks; Regina her medical tomes; and Bobby the latest chess periodical.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
