sciolistic

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

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet qualifiant une personne qui n'a que des connaissances superficielles ou qui prétend être savante ; caractéristique d'un amateur ou d'un faux érudit.

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.

   🇫🇷pseudo-savant

   Synonymes: amateurishdilettantishpretentiousshallowsmatteringsuperficialunscholarly

   Antonymes: deeperuditeknowledgeablelearnedprofoundsagaciousscholarlythorough

• more sciolistic comparative form
• most sciolistic superlative form