Ultracrepidarian (ul-truh-krep-ih-DAIR-ee-un): a person who offers opinions on a subject despite lacking special knowledge of it. Cambridge has the definition and pronunciation. Example: The dinner guest revealed himself as an ultracrepidarian when he explained organ tuning to the organist.
Word of the day: ultracrepidarian
A useful term for expertise-free certainty.
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