Sophomoric
//sɑf(ə)ˈmɑɹɪk//
"Sophomoric" in a Sentence (3 examples)
The word "sophomoric," means juvenile or, as Merriam-Webster's dictionary puts it, "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.
sophomoric affectation
More for "sophomoric"
Next best steps
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.