morosoph
- noun
- /məˈrɒsəf/
- Offensive
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- Despite his many degrees, the professor was often called a morosoph by his colleagues.
Examples
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The play featured a classic morosoph who quoted Latin while making obvious blunders.
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In her novel, the author painted the nobleman as a morosoph, lost in theory and blind to reality.
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The scholar was a true morosoph despite his extensive education.
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Why do you think he is such a morosoph?
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Despite his many degrees, the professor was often called a morosoph by his colleagues.
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In her novel, the author painted the nobleman as a morosoph, lost in theory and blind to reality.
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The play featured a classic morosoph who quoted Latin while making obvious blunders.
Synonyms
36
7.9
A person who acts silly and not very smart
12
8.3
A person who does not know much
11
6.1
A person who learns slowly or has trouble understanding
8
6.8
A person who is not very smart and often acts without thinking
3
9.9
A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way
3
9.1
A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes
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9.3
A person who is not very smart
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8.7
A person who is not very smart
1
2.7
A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices
1
9.9
A person who acts foolishly and lacks common sense
1
9.9
A person who is not very smart
1
9.9
A person who is silly and not very clever
1
9.9
A person who is not very intelligent
A person who behaves in a silly way
A person who acts foolishly because of new trends or technology
An old word for a person who is foolish or slow to understand
A person who acts foolishly or forgets things
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
morosoph = moro + soph
The word is formed from Greek combining forms ('moro-' 'soph-') that are not productive standalone English words, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from familiar English bases.
Etymology
Morosoph comes from two old Greek parts: moros- meaning 'foolish', like the English word moron, and soph- from sophia meaning 'wisdom', as in philosophy. So, a morosoph is someone who has learning but behaves foolishly — a 'wise fool'.