adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ säf- ' mo ̇ r-ik, - ' mär- also ˌ so ̇ f- or ˌ sä-f ə - or ˌ so ̇ -f ə -
Function: 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>