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sophomoric


soph·o·mor·ic

adj
\ˌsäf-ˈmȯr-ik, -ˈmär- also ˌsȯf- or ˌsä-fə- or ˌsȯ-fə-\

Definition of SOPHOMORIC

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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Examples of SOPHOMORIC

  1. His behavior at the party was sophomoric.

First Known Use of SOPHOMORIC

1813

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with SOPHOMORIC

anaphoric, cataphoric, diasporic, metaphoric, meteoric, noncaloric, paregoric, prehistoric

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