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English
Etymology
From Latin scīlus, sciolus, diminutive of scius (“knowing”), from sciō (“to know”). See science.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sciolous (comparative more sciolous, superlative most sciolous)
- (archaic) Knowing superficially or imperfectly.
1856, Charles Jared Ingersoll, African Slavery in America:Notwithstanding much sciolous speculation concerning slavery, […] yet by overruling Providence men have been slaves of masters in all ages and in every country.
References
“sciolous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.