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sophomoric

[sof-uh-mawr-ik, -mor-] / ˌsɒf əˈmɔr ɪk, -ˈmɒr- /


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At Perrotin he’s mixed things up, but unfortunately his new work is even more sophomoric.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

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 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

But they weren’t always helped by the staging, particularly when sophomoric swordplay was involved.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023

Men whose early culture was deficient are far more apt to be permanently sophomoric than those who lived through the sophomore at the proper time and place.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 by Various




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