ultracrepidarian


I've seen this word before, but I've never used it except parenthetically.

I usually use the word sciolism, which leaves a little room in my mouth. I'm not sure they're synonyms, but they sound pretty close. Maybe sciolism indicates an actual attempt to mirepresent one's knowledge, whereas ultracrepidarian would subsume this definition and include also those who were speaking beyond their knowledge without being aware of their ignorance. What do you think?


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