Sciolistic

Quick meaning: Sciolistic is an adjective meaning Of or relating to sciolism, or a sciolist; showing only superficial knowledge.

Meaning

Of or relating to sciolism, or a sciolist; showing only superficial knowledge.

Example Sentences

In this context, it is important to note, and we cannot stress this too vigorously, that our total understanding of the biochemistry of insects derives, except at the most sciolistic level, from a very small number of species.

An English clique of literati and sciolistic scientists, headed by a sciolistic pretender named Dr. Lardner, made themselves judges of all disputed questions in science and attempted to prove that steam navigation was impossible.

You seem to have erred in characterizing as solipsistic those solons who dangled a participle in drafting the law controlling the National Endowment for the Arts. The near homophone for which you apparently reached is solecistic, violating conventional grammar. Using solipsistic, a form of philosophic self-absorption, is sciolistic, i.e., shallow on understanding. What a catachresis!

John Horne Tooke occupies a unique place in the history of Indo-European studies and lexicography – oblivion: Only rarely in discussions of Indo-European linguistics and lexicography does one find a mention of the unredoubtable, irascible, and sciolistic champion of comparative and historical language study; but then, why should a sciolist and purveyor of fanciful etymologies be mentioned at all?

Synonyms for sciolistic

Depending on context, synonyms include sciolistical.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sciolistical, sciosophic, scolopidial, sciomantic, scholastic, scolopidal.

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