Sciolous

//ˈsaɪələs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Knowing superficially or imperfectly. archaic

    "I could wish, that these sciolous Zealots had more Iudgment joyn'd with their Zeal"

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"I could wish, that these sciolous Zealots had more Iudgment joyn'd with their Zeal"

Etymology

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

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