pseudointellectual

Meanings

Noun

  • A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or artistic activities while lacking in-depth knowledge or critical understanding.
  • A person who pretends to be of greater intelligence than he or she in fact is.

Adjective

  • Pretentiously or insincerely intellectual.

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