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rabulistisch

German, adjective/ʁabuˈlɪstɪʃ/

rabulistisch is a German adjective meaning “quibbling, hair-splitting, sophistical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “haarspalterisch, spitzfindig, sophistisch”.

What does rabulistisch mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    quibbling, hair-splitting, sophistical

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. haarspalterisch, spitzfindig, sophistisch

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of rabulistisch

  • rabulistischer masculine nominative singular
  • am rabulistischsten superlative
  • rabulistische feminine nominative singular
  • rabulistisches neuter nominative singular
  • rabulistischen genitive masculine singular
  • rabulistischem dative masculine singular
  • der rabulistische definite includes-article masculine
  • die rabulistische definite feminine includes-article
  • das rabulistische definite includes-article neuter
  • die rabulistischen definite includes-article nominative
  • des rabulistischen definite genitive includes-article
  • der rabulistischen definite feminine genitive
  • dem rabulistischen dative definite includes-article

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce rabulistisch?

  • /ʁabuˈlɪstɪʃ/
  • [ʁabuˈlɪstɪʃ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.