professorial

adjective

Definition of professorialnext
as in pedagogical

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Recent Examples of professorial 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 Gabriel has secrets hiding beneath his professorial veneer. — Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 Hughes is a partner with the law firm Epstein Becker Green and a professorial lecturer in law at the George Washington University Law School. — Richard Hughes Iv, STAT, 12 Jan. 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
  • Teachers remain responsible for pedagogical choices, grading decisions, and whatever the system does on their behalf.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Her work examines fashion as a cultural and ideological system, with a focus on copying, repetition, and reuse as critical and pedagogical strategies to question dominant notions of originality and value.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 30 July 2026
Definition of pedagogical
Adjective
  • Sophie Pearce is a Welsh travel blogger who has visited Egypt, India and New Zealand on a quest to see magical, historic and bookish destinations.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Campbell recently spoke to PEOPLE exclusively about his appreciation for Gerber’s bookish background.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of bookish
Adjective
  • These polyester fits have also been parodied in video skits, where comedians put on an all-over polyester print outfit, like a wolf T-shirt and galaxy pants, and parody the stereotypical nerdy kid.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Spider-Man, in his original incarnation, was really just a nerdy teen named Peter Parker who readers could relate to, and the installments starring Holland have replicated that zippy, youthful energy.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of nerdy
Adjective
  • Go literal with scholastic motifs, or keep it subtle with bright colors and minimalist designs.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Union’s move is a small reversal of a decades-long trend away from scholastic sports as a soccer development tool.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 19 June 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
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  • Katz is known for a curatorial ethos that places scholarly rigor and popular appeal on equal footing.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Faculty hiring and promotion should be based on scholarly merit through peer review, not political expectations imposed from Washington.
    — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of scholarly
Adjective
  • For students learning online, Darren Harper, the lead academic and enrichment counselor at Crimson Global Academy, says to invest in a quality headset.
    — Adrienne Farr, Parents, 15 Aug. 2026
  • After four years of medical school, plus two more of academic research and clinical rotations, our son Asher was ready to begin his surgical residency at a prominent New York hospital.
    — Allan Ripp, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of academic

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