casuistic

1. 1.

   of or relating to or practicing casuistry

   “overly subtle casuistic reasoning”

   Synonymscasuistical
2. 2.

   of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems

   Synonymscasuistical

Questions about casuistic

What does casuistic mean?

casuistic means "of or relating to or practicing casuistry". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in casuistic?

casuistic has 4 syllables and divides as ca-su-i-stic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.