philosophasteringadj.
/fᵻˈlɒsəfast(ə)rɪŋ/, /fᵻˌlɒsəˈfast(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /fəˈˌlɑsəˈˌfæst(ə)rɪŋ/ rare.
Belonging to or characteristic of a philosophaster; pretentiously philosophizing.
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philosophying1577
philosophizing1638
philosophating1802
philosophastering1897
1897 Q. Rev. Oct. 355 His philosophastering or martial strains are at best neutral.
1904 G. Saintsbury in Daily Chron. 22 Sept. 3/3 You cannot bridge the gulf that a God has set by any philosophastering theory.
1996 Forbes (Nexis) 2 Dec. 275 That is philosophastering gibberish.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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