sophomoric
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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
While the memes were “mean-spirited, sophomoric, inartful, misguided, and crude,” the state Supreme Court justices wrote in their opinion, they were “plainly not intended to threaten Student One, Student Two, or any other person.”
From Salon • Jul. 29, 2025
The world’s greatest assassin has been saddled with the world’s most sophomoric internal monologue.
From New York Times • May 9, 2024
The episodes highlight some seriously twisted creativity packed with adult humor, sci-fi-inspired sophomoric shenanigans and homages to popular culture.
From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2023
In a vain and sophomoric preface he declares that poetry is to him an idle experiment, and that this is his first and last attempt to amuse himself in that line.
From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by Long, William Joseph
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