pseudointellectual

English dictionary entry

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 they actually are.

adj

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudo intellectual.wav

pseudointellectual pseudointellectuals pseudo-intellectual more pseudointellectual most pseudointellectual

From pseudo- (“false, fake”) + intellectual.

pseud pseudo

charlatan fraud sophist

pseudointellectually

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