Definition of sophomoric
1 : conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature a sophomoric argument
2 : lacking in maturity, taste, or judgment sophomoric humor
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Examples of sophomoric in a Sentence
His behavior at the party was sophomoric.
Recent Examples of sophomoric from the Web
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The YouTube star, with more than 2.1 million subscribers on his channel, has been garnering millions of views of his hilarious videos that range from political satire to sophomoric (but extremely well-written) comedy.
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Some friends of mine and I used to run a fake and idiotically sophomoric men’s magazine called Hugedisk.com.
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Did You Know?
Sophomores get a bad rap. A lot of people seem to think they're foolish (no matter what they do), when they know they're pretty wise. The history of the words sophomore and sophomoric (which developed from sophomore) proves that it has always been tough to be a sophomore. Those words probably come from a combination of the Greek terms sophos (which means "wise") and mōros (which means "foolish"). But sophomores can take comfort in the fact that some very impressive words, including philosopher and sophisticated, are also related to sophos.
First Known Use of sophomoric
1813
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SOPHOMORIC Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of sophomoric for English Language Learners
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: having or showing a lack of emotional maturity : foolish and immature
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