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Definition of Sophomoric
1. a. Of or pertaining to a sophomore; resembling a sophomore; hence, pretentious; inflated in style or manner; as, sophomoric affectation.
Definition of Sophomoric
1. Adjective. of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore ¹
2. Adjective. conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sophomoric
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sophomoric
Literary usage of Sophomoric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Americanisms. by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"Better to face the prowling panther's path Than meet the storm of sophomoric wrath.
... sophomoric ..."
2. Memorials of the Reverend Joseph Baugher Bittinger, D.D. by Lucy Forney Bittinger (1891)
"Their somewhat stilted and sophomoric style is a great contrast to the clear
simplicity of his more mature writing. When I first left home to finish my ..."
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