sophomoric

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soph·o·mor·ic

[sof-uh-mawr-ik, -mor-]
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

soph·o·mor·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·soph·o·mor·ic, adjective
un·soph·o·mor·i·cal, adjective
un·soph·o·mor·i·cal·ly, adverb


2. childish, adolescent, juvenile.

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  • Despite the sophomoric provocation, there was a startling audacity to much of his work at that time.
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  • Sophomoric whining about the market and maintaining academic exceptionalism is not going to cut it.
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