Jesuitical

[ jezh-oo-it-i-kuhl, jez-oo-, jez-yoo- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Jesuits or Jesuitism.
2. (often lowercase) practicing casuistry or equivocation; using subtle or oversubtle reasoning; crafty; sly; intriguing.

Other Words From

• Jes·u·it·i·cal·ly adverb
• an·ti-Jes·u·it·ic adjective
• an·ti-Jes·u·it·i·cal adjective
• an·ti-Jes·u·it·i·cal·ly adverb
• pro-Jes·u·it·ic adjective
• pro-Jes·u·it·i·cal adjective
• pro-Jes·u·it·i·cal·ly adverb
• un-Jes·u·it·ic adjective
• un-Jes·u·it·i·cal adjective
• un-Jes·u·it·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jesuitical¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; Jesuit + -ical

Example Sentences

When a reporter asked him a question, it would often elicit a series of Jesuitical responses.

From The Daily Beast

This was a jesuitical sort of answer, and Monsieur de Fontanges required further particulars.

From Project Gutenberg

From 1894 to the end of the century the anti-Jesuitical campaign went on, increasing every year in bitterness and intensity.

From Project Gutenberg

See how perfidious, Machiavelic, and Jesuitical, is this horrible monster Reaction!

From Project Gutenberg

This short-sighted view resulted in a doctrine that was actually Jesuitical in application.

From Project Gutenberg

He palliated his conduct in a sophistical and Jesuitical manner.

From Project Gutenberg