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sciolous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsaɪələs/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (archaic) Knowing superficially or imperfectly.
   • 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:
   • 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:

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