jesuitical

/dʒɛʒəˈwɪtɪkəl/
adjective
  1. Using clever but often dishonest reasoning; crafty or deceptive in argument.
    • His jesuitical explanation fooled no one in the meeting.
    • The politician's jesuitical answers made the interviewer suspicious.
    • She gave a jesuitical response that avoided the real issue.
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