Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Word of the Day: ‘Ultracrepidarian’

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adjective 
  1. 1.
    expressing opinions on matters outside the scope of one's knowledge or expertise.
    "“Dad, how do we know the universe is expanding?” inquires your six-year-old. Try answering that without resorting to an ultracrepidarian trick here or there"
noun 
  1. 1.
    a person who expresses opinions on matters outside the scope of their knowledge or expertise.
    "most patients are ultracrepidarians when it comes to medicine"

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