sciolistic

An obsolete adjective describing someone who has only superficial knowledge or pretends to be learned; characteristic of a sciolist.

• 🇷🇺Устаревшее прилагательное, описывающее человека, обладающего лишь поверхностными знаниями или притворяющегося учёным; характерное для дилетанта.

1. Superficially learned C2 formal

   Showing a superficial or pretentious interest in knowledge, often with an amateurish or frivolous approach.

   • His sciolistic comments on the topic revealed a lack of deep understanding.
   • The article was dismissed as sciolistic by the academic community.
   • She adopted a sciolistic attitude, dabbling in many subjects without mastering any.

   🇷🇺Поверхностно учёный

   Synonyms: amateurishdilettantishpretentiousshallowsmatteringsuperficialunscholarly

   Antonyms: deeperuditeknowledgeablelearnedprofoundsagaciousscholarlythorough

• more sciolistic comparative form
• most sciolistic superlative form