sophomoric
[ sof-uh-mawr-ik, -mor- ]
/ ˌsɒf əˈmɔr ɪk, -ˈmɒr- /
adjective
of or relating to a sophomore or sophomores.
suggestive of or resembling the traditional sophomore; intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature: sophomoric questions.
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Nearby words
sophistication, sophistry, sophists, sophocles, sophomore, sophomoric, sophonias, sophrosyne, sophy, sopor, soporiferous
Sometimes soph·o·mor·i·cal.
SYNONYMS FOR sophomoric
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