ivory-towerish

as in academical
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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academic
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  • Nir Kshetri does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Growing up in Concord, North Carolina, just outside Charlotte, Jacob Palmer was a classic academic achiever.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Ivory-towerish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ivory-towerish. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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