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jesuitic

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Jes⋅u⋅it⋅i⋅cal

  [jezh-oo-it-i-kuhl, jez-oo-, jez-yoo-]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Jesuits or Jesuitism.
2. (often lowercase) practicing casuistry or equivocation; using subtle or oversubtle reasoning; crafty; sly; intriguing.
Also, Jes⋅u⋅it⋅ic.

Origin:
1590–1600; Jesuit + -ical

Related forms:
Jes⋅u⋅it⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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