pilpulic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to pilpul.

“See also: Midrashic”

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Meanings

adjectivepilpulic (comparative more pilpulic, superlative most pilpulic)

comparative more pilpulic · superlative most pilpulic

  1. Of or pertaining to pilpul.

    Teomim uses typical pilpulic methodology in his writing.

    1. JudaismoriginallyHaving to do with detailed, intense rabbinical analysis or discussion of the Talmud.

      See also: Midrashic

    2. broadlyOverly concerned with minutiae.

      Synonyms: casuistic, hair-splitting, oversubtle, sophistic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOverly concerned with minutiae.

Similar
casuistichair-splittingoversubtlesophistic
Also see
hair-splittingtalmudic

Origin

From pilpul + -ic.

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Cite this entry
APA

pilpulic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilpulic

MLA

“pilpulic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilpulic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pilpulic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilpulic.

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