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Pseudointellectual

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pretentiously or insincerely intellectual.

    "[…] one wonders whether the function of statistical techniques in the social sciences is not primarily to provide a machinery for producing phoney corroborations and thereby a semblance of ‘scientific progress’ where, in fact, there is nothing but an increase in pseudo-intellectual garbage."

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or artistic activities while lacking in-depth knowledge or critical understanding.
  2. 2
    A person who pretends to be of greater intelligence than they actually are.

    "The telltale sign of a pseudo intellectual is the superficial sprinkling and misuse of terms like "paradigm shift" and name dropping"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pseudo- (“false, fake”) + intellectual.

Etymology 2

From pseudo- (“false, fake”) + intellectual.

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