Professorial
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or pertaining to a professor: as, a
professorial
chair.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Of or pertaining to a professor
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adjective.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a
professor
or professors, or a
professorship
or professorships.
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adjective.
relating to or characteristic of professors
Word Usage
"It is clearly time to eschew uses of the term professorial that imply a cold, condescending person who is unable to think or speak clearly."
cross-reference
professorial socialist
Form
professorially
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
advertorial
ambassadorial
arboreal
conspiratorial
curatorial
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
academical
blandest
cluetrain
episcopal
fatherly
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
academic
bookish
devoted to studies
diligent
donnish