ivory-towerish

adjective

Definition of ivory-towerishnext
as in academic
very learned or educated but inexperienced in practical matters the governor dismissed his critics at the state university as a gaggle of ivory-towerish goo-goos

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“Ivory-towerish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ivory-towerish. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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