a field of study that deals with the ways of thinking, explaining, and reasoning
logica
capable of following rules of logic and forming ideas based on facts that are true
logico
a person who specializes in or is skilled at symbolic logic and reasoning
logico, logica
the management of supplying labor and materials as needed for an operation or task
logistica, gestione logistica
a person who doubts or questions the sincerity and motives of others
cinico, scettico
having a distrustful or negative outlook, often believing that people are motivated by self-interest
cinico
the display of extreme arrogance and disrespect toward others
alterigia, superbia
the process of something becoming more compact or pressed together
condensazione, compressione
to shorten by removing extra details or unnecessary content
condensare, riassumere
to talk down to someone or act superior
condiscendere, parlare con sufficienza
behaving in a way that makes others feel inferior or belittled
superbo, sottovalutante
the act of treating others as if they are less important
condiscendenza, disprezzo
focusing on the exact words only, without looking for deeper or implied meanings
letterale, dettagliato
well-educated and intelligent people who deal with literature or publishing
letterati
written works that are valued as works of art, such as novels, plays and poems
letteratura