SINCE 1828
professorial
adjectiveDefinition of professorial
: of, relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a professor
professorial duties professorial authority a calm, professorial manner Johnson was professorial in his approach to the game. He could talk for hours on the nuances of the Czechoslovak national team's power play.— E. M. Swift
Other Words from professorial
professorially
\ ˌprō-fə-ˈsȯr-ē-ə-lē 
, ˌprä- \
adverb
, ˌprä- \
adverb
… a tall man with professorially thick glasses and graying, tangled hair …
— John Seabrook
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