ultracrepidarian

English

WOTD – 17 February 2012    

Etymology

Latin; see Ultracrepidarianism.

Noun

ultracrepidarian (plural ultracrepidarians)

1. One who displays traits of ultracrepidarianism.

Adjective

ultracrepidarian (comparative more ultracrepidarian, superlative most ultracrepidarian)

1. Of a critic, giving opinions on something beyond his or her knowledge.
   • "[Inspector Queen] was the only person in New York who might be called, without intent to malign, an Ultracrepidarian critic. It was of the very nature of his job to find fault with small and insignificant details." -- The American Gun Mystery by Ellery Queen

Translations

criticizing things beyond one's knowledge

• Finnish: asiantuntematon (fi)