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casuist noun[ C ] formaluk /ˈkæz.ju.ɪst/ us /ˈkæʒ.u.ɪst/ someone who uses clever but false arguments to trick people or to get what they want: You'd have to be a casuist of rare skill to argue that this album differs dramatically from the last one. The problem would puzzle the subtlest casuist. Like the medieval casuists, the writers' enthusiasm for subtlety and complexity means they lose sight of a more reasonable argument. The author associated the art of lying with "religious casuists" who wished to avoid persecution. These casuists need to explain why the public sector's inflation rate has been rising so steadily. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cheating & tricking anti-fraud bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail deceive diddle feint flannel game-fixing grift grifter gull gyp have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom prankster pretext pretextual pull pull a fast oneidiom |