professorial

adjective

Definition of professorialnext
as in pedagogical

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Recent Examples of professorial Masud Husain is a professor of neurology and cognitive neuroscience at the University of Oxford and a professorial fellow at New College, Oxford. — Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026 And Rachel Weisz is very professorial in all those gently eccentric power separates. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026 An English professor at Harvard and the author of two acclaimed novels, The Old Drift (2019) and The Furrows (2022), Serpell combines a professorial breadth of reference and a novelist’s fascination with the mechanics of literature. — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026 Learning to Engage McMillon has an almost professorial air that’s articulate, polite and exudes competence — but his skill set was honed by long years of experience. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for professorial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professorial
  1. pedagogical
  2. bookish
  3. nerdy
  4. scholastic
  5. tweedy
  6. donnish
  7. scholarly
  8. academic
Adjective
  • On August 27 Philip Engel of the University of Illinois Chicago posted a more pedagogical explanation of the LLM’s process on his website.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Intentionally blending the personal, social-emotional, pedagogical and technical components of teaching cultivated a space where teachers felt heard and respected rather than talked at.
    — Paul Koh, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of pedagogical
Adjective
  • In the midst of the festivities, among a crowd of bookish faculty and graduate students, Annie and Wendy convinced an overheated newspaper photographer who’d been sent to cover the event to abandon his turtleneck.
    — Robert P. Baird, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
  • And of course, in a general sense, many inquisitive artists are as bookish as anyone.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of bookish
Adjective
  • She is welcomed by other interns including the warm and fun Tabitha (Shrinking’s Lupita Maxwell) and nerdy Leonard (a funny Daniel Zolghadri), along with the more colorful Daphne (Iris Apatow).
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Also, don’t sleep on this relatively strong Mercury for smoothing your travels and adding a dose of nerdy stimulation to your adventures.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of nerdy
Adjective
  • The award honors media professionals and groups making significant contributions to scholastic journalism.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Go literal with scholastic motifs, or keep it subtle with bright colors and minimalist designs.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of scholastic
Adjective
  • If tweedy free-speech absolutists and their aggrieved students are capable of finding common ground, this will be the issue that unites them.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
  • As men's wear grew less formal, Woody Allen would stake a claim on baggy khaki and corduroy as the uniform of a tweedy, tightly wound New Yorker.
    — Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 12 June 2024
Definition of tweedy
Adjective
  • Much of it is donnish intellectual history, full of interesting but digressive discussions.
    — Jeffrey Collins, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2018
Definition of donnish
Adjective
  • Perhaps fearing too quick a canonization, his will demanded a 10-year moratorium on scholarly meetings about him.
    — Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Students begin with one scholarly article in JSTOR, usually from their discipline, and choose an idea, question, concept, argument, or even a citation that interests them.
    — Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of scholarly
Adjective
  • Research extends beyond Toyota The new center will also have an academic research role.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • People who have good self-control often have higher psychological well-being, more academic and on-the-job achievements, and healthier relationships.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of academic

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“Professorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professorial. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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