smatteryn.
Smattering; superficial knowledge.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > [noun]
tirology1560
lip-wisdoma1586
morosophy1594
slenderness1639
stall-learning1673
index-learning1728
sciolism1753
knowingness1819
pansciolism1868
smattery1892
1892 Sat. Rev. 16 Jan. 77/2 Freedom from sciolism and ‘smattery’.
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smatteryadj.
Superficial; of a smattering character.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > slight > slight or superficial
superficialc1456
skin-deepa1613
hoverly1633
surfacy1815
tangential1825
smattery1895
1895 Westm. Gaz. 14 Feb. 2/2 A small library of the popular literature of the subjects, some of which was as smattery as Madame herself.
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