Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore.

  2. Conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature.

  3. Pretentious; inflated in style or manner.

    sophomoric affectation

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The word "sophomoric," means juvenile or, as Merriam-Webster's dictionary puts it, "conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature."

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Forms

more sophomoric, most sophomoric
Comparativemore sophomoric Lesson
Superlativemost sophomoric Lesson

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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