Casuistry (noun)
kas-oo-is-tree
Specious, deceptive, or oversubtle reasoning, especially in questions of morality; fallacious or dishonest application of general principles; sophistry.
1600–10; Spanish casuista Latin cāsu ( s ) case 1 + -ista -ist-try
Example sentences
“His casuistry is plain to see in his memoir.”
Boscage (noun) bos-kij a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket. 1350–1400; Middle English boskage. Middle French boscage. (more…)
