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
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
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
"What should be the Afro-American's attitude in politics?" is a sophomoric, rather than a practical, question.
From Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro by Culp, Daniel Wallace
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