Question

sophomoric We can't even listen to those sophomoric songs of his, with their attempts at profound wisdom that just demonstrate how little he knows about life. ˌsɑfoʊˈmɑrɪk

Accepted Answer

Overly impressed with one's own knowledge, but in fact undereducated and immature. Sophomoric seems to include the roots soph-, “wise,” and moros, “fool” (seen in words such as moron), so the contrast between wisdom and ignorance is built right into the word. Cambridge University introduced the term sophomore for its second-year students in the 17th century (though it's no longer used in Britain), maybe to suggest that a sophomore has delusions of wisdom since he's no longer an ignorant freshman. In America today, sophomore is ambiguous since it can refer to either high school or college. But sophomoric should properly describe something—wit, behavior, arguments, etc.—that is at least trying to be sophisticated

word	sophomoric
definition	Overly impressed with one's own knowledge, but in fact undereducated and immature.
eg_sentence	We can't even listen to those sophomoric songs of his, with their attempts at profound wisdom that just demonstrate how little he knows about life.
explanation	Sophomoric seems to include the roots soph-, “wise,” and moros, “fool” (seen in words such as moron), so the contrast between wisdom and ignorance is built right into the word. Cambridge University introduced the term sophomore for its second-year students in the 17th century (though it's no longer used in Britain), maybe to suggest that a sophomore has delusions of wisdom since he's no longer an ignorant freshman. In America today, sophomore is ambiguous since it can refer to either high school or college. But sophomoric should properly describe something—wit, behavior, arguments, etc.—that is at least trying to be sophisticated
IPA	ˌsɑfoʊˈmɑrɪk

Sophomoric Wisdom Sophomore Longer Overly Impressed One's Knowledge