casuistical

Definition of Casuistical in English :

1. casuistic, casuistical

of or relating to or practicing casuistry

Example Sentences:
'overly subtle casuistic reasoning'

2. casuistic, casuistical

of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Casuistical

noun

1.

a person, esp a theologian, who attempts to resolve moral dilemmas by the application of general rules and the careful distinction of special cases

2.

a person who is oversubtle in his or her analysis of fine distinctions; sophist

noun

a person expert in, or inclined to resort to, casuistry

adj.

Of or relating to casuists or casuistry.