sciolist
- a word derived from sciolism.
Example Sentences
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The blundering sciolist who looks over mankind's shoulder in the game of life and seeks to direct the play of each card at last has been caught and held by the theatre's three walls.
From Time Magazine Archive
How often do we hear the sciolist condemned in these words: A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or touch not the Pierian spring?
From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Coppee, Henry
Well, my dear child," said the Professor, who was beginning to feel that it was time to go back to his unfinished ignoramus, tyro, or sciolist; "I tell you what I shall do.
From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend
And this Halleck, this Halleck is a mere mockery, a mere sciolist, a shallow pretender to military science.
From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count
Music refuses to give up its secrets in a formula and at last eludes the sciolist with his ever-ready theorem.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Hubbard, Elbert
