Pronounced: LONG-hair (duh), noun
Notes: I knew one of the definition; some of the others are obvious
Yesterday’s word
The word eristic means “characterized by disputatious and often subtle and specious reasoning”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
Our word can also take the form “eristical”, although this form is less common; possibly obsolete. The word ‘specious’ in the definition above makes our word a negative way to describe someone — it’s one thing to enjoy arguing, but it is another for the argument not to be logical. Our word came from the Greek word eristikos (fond of wrangling), which came from erizein (to wrangle), and eventually traces back to eris (strife).
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