sciolous

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/ˈsaɪələs/

adjective

Knowing superficially or imperfectly.

OriginLatin scīlus →
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Meanings

adjectivesciolous (comparative more sciolous, superlative most sciolous)

comparative more sciolous · superlative most sciolous

  1. archaicKnowing superficially or imperfectly.

    I could wish, that these sciolous Zealots had more Iudgment joyn'd with their Zeal

    1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC
    1 more example

    Notwithstanding much sciolous speculation concerning slavery, […] yet by overruling Providence men have been slaves of masters in all ages and in every country.

    1856, Charles Jared Ingersoll, African Slavery in America

Origin

  1. Latinscīlus
  2. Englishsciolous

From Latin scīlus, sciolus, diminutive of scius (“knowing”), from sciō (“to know”). See science.

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APA

sciolous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciolous

MLA

“sciolous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciolous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sciolous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciolous.

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