philological
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
English slang is a field rich for tillage, as Max Décharné proves in “Vulgar Tongues,” a triumph of philological research and mordant social commentary.
From Washington Post • May 31, 2017
“When is this papyrological pantomime, this Keystone Coptic, this academic farce, this philological burlesque finally going to stop?”
From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2015
Not even Tolkien’s vast philological scholarship, his deep knowledge of mythology, and his world-building skills could impress what Moorcock and company saw as a troublesome infantilism inherent in Tolkien’s work.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 31, 2014
At the very least, there is at least a vibrant philological argument here.
From New York Times • May 29, 2011
Supposing the philological argument to possess any weight—and that it does has been admitted even by those who regret the cone theory,—there are other circumstances which certainly may be adduced in confirmation thereof.
