Sciolistic (Adjective)
Meaning
Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her attempt to discuss Nietzsche's philosophy came across as sciolistic, lacking any genuine understanding of the concepts.
- The sciolistic articles on the blog were more focused on attracting clicks than providing meaningful analysis.
- The art critic dismissed the painter's work as sciolistic, noting the shallow use of colors and techniques.
- After a few weeks of browsing Wikipedia, John started spouting sciolistic opinions on obscure historical events.
- The interviewer's sciolistic questions made it clear that she hadn't done much research on the topic before the conversation.