sophomoric

[ sof-uh-mawr-ik, -mor- ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to a sophomore or sophomores.

  2. suggestive of or resembling the traditional sophomore; intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature: sophomoric questions.

Origin of sophomoric

1
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; sophomore + -ic
  • Sometimes soph·o·mor·i·cal .

Other words for sophomoric

Other words from sophomoric

  • 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

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