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Sophomoric meaning

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore.
  2. Conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature.
  3. Pretentious; inflated in style or manner.

Using Sophomoric

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore. | Conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature. | Pretentious; inflated in style or manner.
  • In the example corpus, sophomoric often appears in combinations such as: sophomoric and, the sophomoric, and sophomoric.

Context around Sophomoric

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pretty 1× severely 1× incredibly 1×

Often after:

side 1× behavior 1× response 1× humor 1× predictable 1× poetry 1×

Sentence patterns with Sophomoric

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

2012 as sophomoric and politically 1× dismissed as sophomoric if the 1× gimmicky and sophomoric in its 1× is incredibly sophomoric humor but 1× is pretty sophomoric and that 1× it s sophomoric predictable corny 1× on the sophomoric side tucker 1× one sophomoric response does 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although his questions 1× and the reason 1× as a follow 1× but despite his 1× critics who didn 1× in its wisdom 1×

Common sentence endings:

a pleasant surprise 1× and politically incorrect 1× and tricksy devices 1× another s genitals 1× as an improvement 1× exactly the point 1×

Words around Sophomoric

Just before it in the word index:

sophomores 137 sophomore 2.097 sophocles 31 sophmore 5 sophists 41 sophistry 11

Just after it in the word index:

sophon 3 sophonisba 2 sophos 23 sophronius 2 sophus 5 sophy 26

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Sophomoric

  • In this selection, "sophomoric" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pretty, severely, incredibly, side, behavior and response stand out and add context to how "sophomoric" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2012 as sophomoric and politically and dismissed as sophomoric if the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sophomoric" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sophomoric

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

One sophomoric response does not deserve another. (7 words)

It is incredibly sophomoric humor, but that is exactly the point. (11 words)

Critics who didn't like it said it was too grim, violent and sophomoric. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

In its wisdom, Lionsgate has decided to re-release its rated/unrated Blu-ray edition of (a.k.a., “Van Wilder: Party Liaison”), a comedy that could be dismissed as sophomoric if the protagonist wasn’t a seventh-year student, who has no plans to graduate. (46 words)

This one in particular is pretty sophomoric and that’s why I love it… Would you rather take one long pee that is the equivalent of all the pee in your lifetime or would you rather take one really fast long/tall poop? (43 words)

I would only add that it was an embarrassment entirely because of Donald Trump's sophomoric behavior, which was more befitting a nasty tween bully trying to shake someone down for his lunch money than the president of the United States. (41 words)

Question examples

This one in particular is pretty sophomoric and that’s why I love it… Would you rather take one long pee that is the equivalent of all the pee in your lifetime or would you rather take one really fast long/tall poop? (43 words)

Example sentences (13)

Although his questions were on the sophomoric side, Tucker Carlson did a good thing by giving us a two hour view of how Putin thinks.

This one in particular is pretty sophomoric and that’s why I love it… Would you rather take one long pee that is the equivalent of all the pee in your lifetime or would you rather take one really fast long/tall poop?

As a follow-up to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre it's severely sophomoric and disappointing, but it's sick and shlocky enough to maintain your perverse interest.

Critics who didn't like it said it was too grim, violent and sophomoric.

I would only add that it was an embarrassment entirely because of Donald Trump's sophomoric behavior, which was more befitting a nasty tween bully trying to shake someone down for his lunch money than the president of the United States.

But despite his skill and experience, this screenplay feels gimmicky and sophomoric in its reliance on outlandish coincidences and tricksy devices.

One sophomoric response does not deserve another.

In its wisdom, Lionsgate has decided to re-release its rated/unrated Blu-ray edition of (a.k.a., “Van Wilder: Party Liaison”), a comedy that could be dismissed as sophomoric if the protagonist wasn’t a seventh-year student, who has no plans to graduate.

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It is incredibly sophomoric humor, but that is exactly the point.

Three of the employees confirmed Kotaku’s report of sophomoric and sexualized behavior in the workplace, including a running gag that involved male co-workers smacking one another’s genitals.

Young has described the tweets, posted between 2009 and 2012, as “sophomoric and politically incorrect”.

And the reason it's funny is frequently because it's sophomoric, predictable, corny, etc". citation Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote "Airplane! is more than a pleasant surprise..

Jim DeRogatis wrote in a 1993 Chicago Sun-Times article that Corgan's lyrics "too often sound like sophomoric poetry," DeRogatis, p. 80. although he viewed the lyrics of later albums Adore and Machina as an improvement.

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Common combinations with sophomoric

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sophomoric" in a sentence?
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What does "sophomoric" mean?
Sophomoric means: Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore.
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