sophomoric

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

adjective

of or relating to a sophomore or sophomores.
suggestive of or resembling the traditional sophomore; intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature: sophomoric questions.
Sometimes soph·o·mor·i·cal.

Origin of sophomoric

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; sophomore + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM sophomoric

soph·o·mor·i·cal·ly, adverb un·soph·o·mor·ic, adjective un·soph·o·mor·i·cal, adjective un·soph·o·mor·i·cal·ly, adverb