ACADEMIC

/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/ ► audio Scrabble 15 Words With Friends 18

Definition

  1. noun an educator who works at a college or university. — synonyms: academician, faculty_member
  2. adjective associated with academia or an academy.
  3. adjective hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result.
  4. adjective marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects. — synonyms: donnish, pedantic

Examples

  • “the academic sect or philosophy”
  • “I have always had an academic interest in hacking.”
  • “I'm more academic than athletic — I get lower marks in phys. ed. than in anything else.”

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