sciolist
/ˈsʌɪəlɪst
/noun archaic
A person who pretends to be knowledgeable and well informed.We've become so disappointed with, and repulsed by, the agenda-driven reporting of most of the paper's sciolist (useful word) columnists that we've cancelled our subscription.
Derivatives
sciolism
- Stupidity and sciolism: The talk about John Stuart Mill allegedly saying that stupid people are generally conservative led me to track down the correct quote.
sciolistic
Origin
Early 17th century: from late Latin sciolus (diminutive of Latin scius 'knowing', from scire 'know') + -ist.