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

Released in 1992, “Stick Around for Joy” became the Sugarcubes’ third and final album, and it had given me “Hit,” a melodramatic song perfect for channeling my sophomoric woes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

He had written, at the beginning, rather biting if sophomoric things, inspired by the malice he sensed toward his profession.

From Gargoyles by Hecht, Ben