Jesuitical
of or relating to or jesuitism.
(often lowercase) practicing casuistry or equivocation; using subtle or oversubtle reasoning; crafty; sly; intriguing.
contemporary examples
when a reporter asked him a question, it would often elicit a series of jesuitical responses.
president cuomo would’ve been a lion jonathan alter january 1, 2015
historical examples
and thus, my friend, did i find myself allied to the jesuitical party.
memoirs of the comtesse du barry etienne leon lamothe-langon
and have you forgotten that sleepwalking affair—all jesuitical!
the crusade of the excelsior bret harte
“mysterious, if not jesuitical,” murmured beverley; but the clergyman affected not to hear.
mr. claghorn’s daughter hilary trent
“that depends on circ-mstances,” returned the rabbi in jesuitical wise.
one snowy night emily sarah holt
there is possibly a jesuitical mental reservation contained in the words “mechanical means.”
popular scientific lectures ernst mach
the system of casuistry was one not solely of jesuitical invention.
pascal john tulloch
these jesuitical -ssociations are hotbeds of treason and intrigue!
mlle. fouchette charles theodore murray
he told me of your h-llish machinations; your jesuitical plots; your schemes.
rookwood william harrison ainsworth
charles was too angry and too honourable to listen to the jesuitical insinuation, and war was the word.
blackwood’s edinburgh magazine, volume 63, no. 391, may, 1848 various
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