Sophomoric

/ˌsɒfəˈmɒrɪk/

Definitions

  1. (adj.) Exhibiting juvenile overconfidence or immaturity, especially in legal reasoning or argumentation.
    The sophomoric draft of the contract revealed a lack of understanding of key legal principles.

Forms

  • sophomoric

Commentary

Used to caution against overconfident but poorly reasoned legal arguments, particularly by inexperienced practitioners.

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