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sophomoric

[sof-uh-mawr-ik, -mor-] / ˌsɒf əˈmɔr ɪk, -ˈmɒr- /


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Although sophomoric, especially for a graduate student, I thought it showed, if not a deep understanding, at least a somewhat clever analysis of his famous maxims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

The show’s jokes are rude and cleverly sophomoric.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025

The hardscrabble lifestyle has made Ginny wise beyond her years, though she’s not immune to mercurial teen mood swings and the sophomoric drama of high school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

The world’s greatest assassin has been saddled with the world’s most sophomoric internal monologue.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

Perhaps it is truer to call Mr. Tarkington's plots sophomoric than to call them adolescent.

From Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920) by Doren, Carl Van




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