ˈmōrəˌsäf, ˈmȯr- noun
or mo·ros·o·phist məˈräsəfə̇st
( -s )
Etymology: morosoph from obsolete French morosophe, from Greek mōrosophos, from mōros dull, stupid + sophos wise; morosophist from obsolete French morosophe + English -ist
: a learned fool
ˈmōrəˌsäf, ˈmȯr- noun
or mo·ros·o·phist məˈräsəfə̇st
( -s )
Etymology: morosoph from obsolete French morosophe, from Greek mōrosophos, from mōros dull, stupid + sophos wise; morosophist from obsolete French morosophe + English -ist
: a learned fool
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012