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sophomoric

UK/sɒfəˈmɒɹɪk/US/sɑf(ə)ˈmɑɹɪk/

sophomoric adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore.

Adjective

sophomoric (comparative more sophomoric, superlative most sophomoric)

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore.
  2. Conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature.
    • The editors agree with that “and make that puerile, sophomoric, and jejune too,” says Beard.1972 October 12, Mopsy Strange Kennedy, “Juvenile, puerile, sophomoric, jejune, nutty‐and funny”, in The New York Times
  3. Pretentious; inflated in style or manner.
    • sophomoric affectation

sophomoric meaning in Tamil

sophomoric in Tamil

முதிர்ச்சியற்ற, அனுபவமற்ற

Forms of sophomoric

comparativemore sophomoric
superlativemost sophomoric

Origin of sophomoric

From sophomore + -ic.

Words formed from sophomoric

Questions about sophomoric

What does sophomoric mean?
Sophomoric means of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore.
What is sophomoric in Tamil?
Sophomoric in Tamil is முதிர்ச்சியற்ற, அனுபவமற்ற. See Sophomoric meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sophomoric?
Sophomoric is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sophomoric?
Sophomoric is pronounced /sɒfəˈmɒɹɪk/ (UK).

Words near sophomoric in the dictionary

  1. sophomore
  2. sophomore slump
  3. sophomore slumps
  4. sophomoreitis
  5. sophomores
  6. sophomoric
  7. sophomorical
  8. sophomorically
  9. sophomoritis
  10. sophomoronic
  11. Sophon

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