English

Adjective

sciolous ‎(comparative more sciolous, superlative most sciolous)

1. (archaic) Knowing superficially or imperfectly.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Howell to this entry?)

   Notwithstanding much sciolous speculation concerning slavery, […] yet by overruling Providence men have been slaves of masters in all ages and in every country. — Charles Jared Ingersoll (1856).