Associations to the word «Casuistic»

Wiktionary

CASUISTIC, adjective. Relating to casuistry (attempts to solve moral dilemmas by applying general rules).
CASUISTIC, adjective. Overly subtle, hair-splitting.

Dictionary definition

CASUISTIC, adjective. Of or relating to or practicing casuistry; "overly subtle casuistic reasoning".
CASUISTIC, adjective. Of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis