legalistic
pronunciation
How to pronounce legalistic in British English:
UK [ˌli:geˈlɪstɪk]
How to pronounce legalistic in American English:
US [ˌliːɡəˈlɪstɪk]
Word Origin
- legalistic (adj.)
- 1843, from legalist (1640s); see legal + -istic.
Example
- 1. There is no point in trying to find legalistic ways of thwarting them .
- 2. News corp 's legalistic attempt to separate the hacking allegations and the merger process was always a non-starter .
- 3. The appointment of a chief competition economist made the commission 's merger scrutiny less legalistic .
- 4. Didn 't he show a displeasure regarding the jews being legalistic about applying the old testament law ?
- 5. China is trying a legalistic defence of the sale of the third and fourth reactors at chasma .