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soph⋅o⋅mor⋅ic

  [sof-uh-mawr-ik, -mor-]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a sophomore or sophomores.
2. suggestive of or resembling the traditional sophomore; intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature: sophomoric questions.
Also, soph⋅o⋅mor⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1805–15, Americanism; sophomore + -ic

Related forms:
soph⋅o⋅mor⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. childish, adolescent, juvenile.
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soph·o·mor·ic   (sŏf'ə-môr'ĭk, -mŏr'-)   
adj.  
  1. Of or characteristic of a sophomore.
  2. Exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment: sophomoric behavior.
soph'o·mor'i·cal·ly adv.
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Sophomoric

Soph`o*mor"ic\, Sophomorical \Soph`o*mor"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a sophomore; resembling a sophomore; hence, pretentious; inflated in style or manner; as, sophomoric affectation. [U. S.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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