Solomonic

Adjective

Solomonic (comparative more Solomonic, superlative most Solomonic)

1. Relating to or resembling Solomon, a king of Israel noted for his wisdom; wise.
   • I did not want her to think that it was a foolish question, so I pretended to think and in a moment of Solomonic wisdom I said, "You know many rabbis have been asked this question and although some said Macintosh while others said Delicious, most of them encouraged a combination of both."2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 72
2. Resembling the Judgement of Solomon; involving the division of something between several groups with competing claims.
   • Near-synonym: solonic
   • It is woth having regard in this context to its Solomonic solution to the language problem. During the Apartheid era, there were two official languages, both those of the white minority—English and Afrikaans. There was no majority language in the population of some 43 million people. To follow...2012 October 11, Anver M. Emon, Mark Ellis, Benjamin Glahn, Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law, OUP Oxford, →ISBN, page 367

   Synonyms:

   solonic

3. Relating to the Solomon Islands.
   • a Solomonic language
4. Twisted helically.
   • a Solomonic column

   Synonyms:

   barley-sugar