professorial
Like a lecturer
Professorial describes qualities associated with college professors—scholarly, learned, somewhat formal.
The word often carries a hint of gentle mockery, suggesting someone overly academic or pedantic: He had a professorial manner that made casual conversation feel like a lecture.
A professorial tone is measured and instructive, sometimes to a fault.
Marked by serious learning
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- cerebralRelating to intellect
- learnedHaving much knowledge
knowledgeable · sage · savant · philosopher · theorist · academician · expert · pundit
Textured woolen cloth
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- elbow patchesFabric reinforcing jacket sleeves
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- cardiganFront-opening knitted garment
bow tie · absentminded · bookish · bespectacled · rumpled · reserved · dignified · thoughtful
Protected employment status
- facultyInherent power or ability
- universityHigher education institution
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
academia · publication · journal · conference · symposium · fellowship · grant · sabbatical
Tilted stand for texts
- didacticIntended to instruct
- pedagogicalRelating to teaching methods
- ex cathedraWith binding doctrinal authority
- instructiveServing to teach
commanding · magisterial · pontifical · dogmatic · imperious · assertive · masterful · peremptory
Giving informed guidance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- coachingGuiding others to improve
mentorship · protégé · supervision · office hours · dissertation committee · apprenticeship · nurturing · fostering
scholarly
Marked by serious learning
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- cerebralRelating to intellect
learned · knowledgeable · sage · savant · philosopher · theorist · academician · expert · pundit · polymath
tweed
Textured woolen cloth
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- elbow patchesFabric reinforcing jacket sleeves
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
cardigan · bow tie · absentminded · bookish · bespectacled · rumpled · reserved · dignified · thoughtful · pensive
tenure
Protected employment status
- facultyInherent power or ability
- universityHigher education institution
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
thesis · academia · publication · journal · conference · symposium · fellowship · grant · sabbatical · department
lectern
Tilted stand for texts
- didacticIntended to instruct
- pedagogicalRelating to teaching methods
- ex cathedraWith binding doctrinal authority
instructive · commanding · magisterial · pontifical · dogmatic · imperious · assertive · masterful · peremptory · declamatory
advising
Giving informed guidance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
coaching · mentorship · protégé · supervision · office hours · dissertation committee · apprenticeship · nurturing · fostering · edification
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- academicscholarly, academic, intellectual, erudite, learned
- learner traitsstudious, grit, diligent, curious, inquisitive
professorialstudent
One formally enrolled somewhere
pupil · undergraduate · freshman · learner · apprentice
professorialunscholarly
Lacking academic rigor
anti-intellectual · casual · breezy · unsophisticated · down-to-earth
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