know-it-all
noun
: one who claims to know everything
also
: one who disdains advice
know-it-all
adjective
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The actor played know-it-all postal worker Cliff Clavin through the series’ first nine seasons.
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Lauren Coates, Variety, 20 May 2025
But no one likes a know-it-all, least of all Tzarina, who brings an attitude to match Lara’s to their conversation.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
Gemini: Redmond As the fast-talking book agent who reps many potential writers at Empirical Press and Millennial, Redmond is the know-it-all of the literary industry and community.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
In an age of impatience and an ADHD approach to consuming wrestling storylines, the fact that fans and media were not given an immediate roadmap to what, exactly, is happening with WrestleMania 41’s top angle infuriated the typical know-it-all social media audience.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Coates, Variety, 20 May 2025
But no one likes a know-it-all, least of all Tzarina, who brings an attitude to match Lara’s to their conversation.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
Gemini: Redmond As the fast-talking book agent who reps many potential writers at Empirical Press and Millennial, Redmond is the know-it-all of the literary industry and community.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
In an age of impatience and an ADHD approach to consuming wrestling storylines, the fact that fans and media were not given an immediate roadmap to what, exactly, is happening with WrestleMania 41’s top angle infuriated the typical know-it-all social media audience.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Know-it-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/know-it-all. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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