vocabulary - What word means someone who’s satisfied with superficial knowledge?


I used to know this word but cannot remember it.


Basically it’s someone who likes the prospect of being knowledgeable about many things, or at least wants the appearance of erudition, but who is unwilling to put in the time and effort to learn new things.


He may put in just enough effort to learn some trivia to impress others.


And pretentious isn’t the word I was thinking of.




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