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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

If that sounds sophomoric, it’s only because it is.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 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

As for his speech, it was a straightway argument; not a superfluous or a sophomoric word, not an attempt at rhetoric.

From The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel by Phillips, David Graham




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