SOPHOMORIC


Meaning of SOPHOMORIC in English

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>

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