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pilpulic

pilpulic adjective: of or pertaining to pilpul.

Adjective

pilpulic (comparative more pilpulic, superlative most pilpulic)

  1. Of or pertaining to pilpul.
    • Teomim uses typical pilpulic methodology in his writing.
    1. (Judaism, originally) Having to do with detailed, intense rabbinical analysis or discussion of the Talmud.
      • See also: Midrashic
    2. (broadly) Overly concerned with minutiae.

Synonyms of pilpulic

Forms of pilpulic

comparativemore pilpulic
superlativemost pilpulic

Origin of pilpulic

From pilpul + -ic.

Questions about pilpulic

What does pilpulic mean?
Pilpulic means of or pertaining to pilpul.
What part of speech is pilpulic?
Pilpulic is an adjective.

Words near pilpulic in the dictionary

  1. pilows
  2. Pilpai
  3. Pilpay
  4. pilpil
  5. pilpul
  6. pilpulic
  7. pilpulism
  8. pilpulist
  9. pilpulistic
  10. pilpulists
  11. Pilrig

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