Professorial
adjective
Related to a professor or the job of a professor.
His manner was professorial and he was always willing to answer students' questions.
Often appears as...
- professorial role
- professorial duties
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Academic
adjective
Looking or behaving like a professor, especially in a way that is intelligent, serious, or old-fashioned.
He had a professorial air about him, complete with a tweed jacket and glasses.
Often appears as...
- professorial air
- professorial demeanor
adjective
Related to a professor or the job of a professor.
His manner was professorial and he was always willing to answer students' questions.
Often appears as...
- professorial role
- professorial duties
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Looking or behaving like a professor, especially in a way that is intelligent, serious, or old-fashioned.
He had a professorial air about him, complete with a tweed jacket and glasses.
Often appears as...
- professorial air
- professorial demeanor
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Academic Tone
Used to describe a formal and educational style, often found in universities and lectures.
Her professorial tone made the complex subject easier to understand.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Professors
While it implies a connection to professors, it's also used for people who are knowledgeable.
His professorial insights on history fascinated everyone.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Undertone
Conveys a serious and possibly strict attitude, often associated with teaching.
She answered with a professorial frown that demanded our attention.
Pro Tip 1/3Academic Tone
Used to describe a formal and educational style, often found in universities and lectures.
Her professorial tone made the complex subject easier to understand.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Professors
While it implies a connection to professors, it's also used for people who are knowledgeable.
His professorial insights on history fascinated everyone.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Undertone
Conveys a serious and possibly strict attitude, often associated with teaching.
She answered with a professorial frown that demanded our attention.
Pro Tip 1/3Academic Tone
Used to describe a formal and educational style, often found in universities and lectures.
Her professorial tone made the complex subject easier to understand.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Professors
While it implies a connection to professors, it's also used for people who are knowledgeable.
His professorial insights on history fascinated everyone.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Undertone
Conveys a serious and possibly strict attitude, often associated with teaching.
She answered with a professorial frown that demanded our attention.
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The World According to...
be I'm not here to be didactic or professorial in any way it's like a funhouse I know nothing that's the premise I'm a humble student
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The World According to...
be I'm not here to be didactic or professorial in any way it's like a funhouse I know nothing that's the premise I'm a humble student
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William James
American Philosopher
Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends itself to lengthy discourse. A universe definable in two sentences is something for which the professorial intellect has no use. No faith in anything of that cheap kind!
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John Cornwell
British Journalist
Alasdair MacIntyre is one of the world's most influential living moral philosophers. He has written 30 books on ethics and held a variety of professorial chairs over the past four decades in North America.
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Irvin D. Yalom
American Psychologist
With almost every book I've written, my secret target audience is the young therapist. In this way, I am staying in my professorial role; I'm writing teaching stories and teaching novels.
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Steve Scalise
American Politician
Barack Obama, he just sits out. He sits back; he criticizes everybody. He's got his professorial attitude, real condescending, as if he's got all the answers.
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Tina Brown
American Editor
When Obama dispenses with that dread sobriquet 'professorial,' he does it by being, well, more professorial.
Quote examples
William James
American Philosopher
Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends itself to lengthy discourse. A universe definable in two sentences is something for which the professorial intellect has no use. No faith in anything of that cheap kind!
Quote examples
John Cornwell
British Journalist
Alasdair MacIntyre is one of the world's most influential living moral philosophers. He has written 30 books on ethics and held a variety of professorial chairs over the past four decades in North America.
Quote examples
Irvin D. Yalom
American Psychologist
With almost every book I've written, my secret target audience is the young therapist. In this way, I am staying in my professorial role; I'm writing teaching stories and teaching novels.
Quote examples
Steve Scalise
American Politician
Barack Obama, he just sits out. He sits back; he criticizes everybody. He's got his professorial attitude, real condescending, as if he's got all the answers.
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Tina Brown
American Editor
When Obama dispenses with that dread sobriquet 'professorial,' he does it by being, well, more professorial.
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