sciolistical

Adjective

sciolistical (comparative more sciolistical, superlative most sciolistical)

1. Of or pertaining to sciolism, or a sciolist; showing only superficial knowledge.
   • Persisting still in the same career of imbecility and assertion, Mr. Stone proceeds to enunciate the following sciolistical riddle.1829 February 1, “Remarks on the ‘Evidences against the System of Phrenology. by Thomas Stone, Esq.’”, in John Davies, John Epps, Joseph Houlton, editors, The London Medical and Surgical Journal...
   • [T]hey, who might have been admired and venerated as high priests of their order, are revealed, by their own venality, to be no better than sciolistical professors, whose juggling arts, losing tricks, and gambling speculations, excite no less the derision, than the contempt of the multitude.1843 May, Frances Elizabeth Davies, “Tableaux Vivants. … Tableaux V. continued.—Authors.”, in The Metropolitan Magazine, volume XXXVII, London: Saunders and Otley, Conduit Street; Bell and Bradfute...

   Synonyms:

   sciolistic