Definition of "pseudointellectual"

pseudointellectual

noun
plural pseudointellectuals
1. A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or artistic activities while lacking in-depth knowledge or critical understanding.
2. A person who pretends to be of greater intelligence than they actually are.
  Quotations
  The telltale sign of a pseudo intellectual is the superficial sprinkling and misuse of terms like "paradigm shift" and name dropping
  2002 September 3, Cyber Cypher, “The sign of pseudo-intellectual”, in alt.usage.english‎ (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>
adjective
comparative more pseudointellectual, superlative most pseudointellectual
1. Pretentiously or insincerely intellectual.