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sophomoric

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


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William H. Herndon, Lincoln’s future law partner and biographer, said “it was highly sophomoric in character and abounded in striking and lofty metaphor . . . the thing people expect from a young man.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

The show’s jokes are rude and cleverly sophomoric.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025

The hardscrabble lifestyle has made Ginny wise beyond her years, though she’s not immune to mercurial teen mood swings and the sophomoric drama of high school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

The world’s greatest assassin has been saddled with the world’s most sophomoric internal monologue.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

There is a mildly sophomoric flavor about the "Salmagundi" papers, as there is about Irving's letters of the same period.

From Washington Irving by Boynton, Henry Walcott




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