- ultracrepidarian
- One who speaks or offers opinions in subjects they know nothing about
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
ultracrepidarian
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ultracrepidarian — 1. noun One who displays traits of ultracrepidarianism. 2. adjective Of a critic, giving opinions on something beyond his or her knowledge … Wiktionary
ultracrepidarian — a. venturing beyond one s province; presuming. ♦ ultracrepidate, v.i … Dictionary of difficult words
ultracrepidarian — ultracrepidāˈrian noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑ultracrepidate … Useful english dictionary
Ultracrepidarianism — is the habit of giving opinions and advice on matters outside of one s knowledge.The term ultracrepidarian was first publicly recorded in 1819 by the essayist William Hazlitt in a letter to William Gifford, the editor of the Quarterly Review. [ A … Wikipedia
meddlesome — adj officious, impertinent, forward, presumptuous, pushing, Inf. pushy, importunate; intrusive, meddling, interfering, ultracrepidarian, obtrusive; overbusy, busy, busybody, overcurious; prying, snooping, inquisitive, Inf. kibitzing, Inf. nosy,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fault-finding — ♦ n criticism, grumbling, complaining, complaint, carping, quibbling, cavilling, nagging, niggling, hypercriticism FORMAL ultracrepidation COLLOQ. finger pointing, hair splitting, nit picking ≠ praise ♦ adj critical, grumbling, nagging, captious … Useful english dictionary
