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sciolous

/ˈsaɪələs/

sciolous adjective: knowing superficially or imperfectly.

Adjective

sciolous (comparative more sciolous, superlative most sciolous)

  1. (archaic) Knowing superficially or imperfectly.
    • I could wish, that these sciolous Zealots had more Iudgment joyn'd with their Zeal1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC
    • Notwithstanding much sciolous speculation concerning slavery, […] yet by overruling Providence men have been slaves of masters in all ages and in every country.1856, Charles Jared Ingersoll, African Slavery in America

Forms of sciolous

comparativemore sciolous
superlativemost sciolous

Origin of sciolous

From Latin scīlus, sciolus, diminutive of scius (“knowing”), from sciō (“to know”). See science.

Questions about sciolous

What does sciolous mean?
Sciolous means knowing superficially or imperfectly.
What part of speech is sciolous?
Sciolous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sciolous?
Sciolous is pronounced /ˈsaɪələs/.

Words near sciolous in the dictionary

  1. sciolist
  2. sciolistic
  3. sciolistical
  4. sciolistically
  5. sciolists
  6. sciolous
  7. sciolto
  8. scioltos
  9. sciomachies
  10. sciomachy
  11. sciomancer

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