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adjective
Date: 1813
1. conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature <a sophomoric argument> 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore <sophomoric humor>
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Sophomoric — Soph o*mor ic, Sophomorical Soph o*mor ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to a sophomore; resembling a sophomore; hence, pretentious; inflated in style or manner; as, sophomoric affectation. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sophomoric — index inexperienced Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sophomoric — characteristic of a sophomore (regarded as self assured and opinionated but crude and immature), 1837, from SOPHOMORE (Cf. sophomore) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
sophomoric — [adj] inexperienced brash, foolish, naive, reckless, young; concept 401 Ant. experienced, expert, knowledgeable, professional … New thesaurus
sophomoric — ☆ sophomoric [säf môr′ik, säf΄ə môr′ik ] adj. of, like, or characteristic of sophomores, who are often regarded as self assured, opinionated, etc. though immature: also sophomorical sophomorically adv … English World dictionary
sophomoric — sophomorically, adv. /sof euh mawr ik, mor /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a sophomore or sophomores. 2. suggestive of or resembling the traditional sophomore; intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature: sophomoric… … Universalium
sophomoric — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. immature, callow; inane, foolish. See folly. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. reckless, brash, foolish; see inexperienced , naive , young 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [sawf MOR … English dictionary for students
sophomoric — soph|o|mor|ic [ˌsɔfəˈmɔrık US ˌsa:fəˈmo:rık, ˈma: ] adj AmE formal silly, and behaving in a way that is typical of someone much younger ▪ sophomoric humor … Dictionary of contemporary English
sophomoric — soph|o|mor|ic [ ,safə mɔrık ] adjective AMERICAN silly in a way that is typical of a child: sophomoric humor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sophomoric — sophomore ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ a second year university or high school student. DERIVATIVES sophomoric adjective. ORIGIN probably from sophum, sophom (obsolete variants of SOPHISM(Cf. ↑sophism)) … English terms dictionary
