adj
Freq #65003
Meanings
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1
adj
Conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature.
The editors agree with that “and make that puerile, sophomoric, and jejune too,” says Beard.
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2
adj
Pretentious; inflated in style or manner.
Sophomoric affectation.
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Word family
Derived forms
sophomoricallysophomoronicunsophomoric
Etymology
From sophomore + -ic.