Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or artistic activities while lacking in-depth knowledge or critical understanding..
The telltale sign of a pseudo intellectual is the superficial sprinkling and misuse of terms like "paradigm shift" and name dropping
[…] one wonders whether the function of statistical techniques in the social sciences is not primarily to provide a machinery for producing phoney corroborations and thereby a semblance of ‘scientific progress’ where, in fact, there is nothing but an increase in pseudo-intellectual garbage.
Use pseudo intellectual when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pseudo intellectual means A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or artistic activities while lacking in-depth knowledge or critical understanding..
Common synonyms include pseud, pseudo.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The telltale sign of a pseudo intellectual is the superficial sprinkling and misuse of terms like "paradigm shift" and name dropping
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.