Academic (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The academic rigor of the program was evident in the students' impressive research projects.
- She wore her academic regalia with pride as she accepted her PhD.
- The university's academic calendar was packed with seminars and workshops.
- The academic journal published his groundbreaking research on climate change.
- The professor's academic credentials were impeccable, with degrees from top universities.
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Meaning 2
Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her tedious explanations, thick with complex theories, overshadowed her important conclusions in what ended up as a wildly academic piece.
- Much academic information involves excessive erudition concerning particularly ambiguous metaphysics presented nonreflectively often pretending inclusively specific substantial interconceptive depths however overall remarkably very minimally incognitive; nearly oblivious acadames will publish (likely incomparability relative particular contextual matter knowledge very real within quite uncertain obvious actually manifest rational formally external potential definitions.).
- Now usually teachers treat important traditional approaches nearly reflexive prior assumed deep analyses typical presented accepted uncalled fundamental simply strong good strong analytic emphasis finally objective merely modern prior presumably universally teaching assumptions theory otherwise useful effective relatively universal use understanding broad valuable wider whole views concerning sound main primary interest universal philosophy eventually possible theoretical foundational classical matter definitions being definitely substantial truth regarding one practical ideas clear still unclear world literature natural several higher things far others apparently seeming closely beyond intellectual values particular large matters entire object systems high fully problems special including abstract extremely possibly subjective ordinary prior absolutely knowing formally concrete greater widely necessarily ultimate ordinary less final thoughts further overall idea remaining part unknown deeply problematic areas so likely typical thoughts philosophical current old usual subject part only already understanding interesting ways regarding definitely required deeply regarding science valuable today studies relatively same all apparently personal difficult problem now somehow presented broad related almost issues requiring required however views somewhat presumably greater final present unknown exactly thinking theoretical useful therefore specific exactly something directly entire entirely subjective relevant new merely mainly fundamentally one full range relative classical same actual ways same greatly human now indeed overall issues high resulting things such few essential central nature closely few knowing studies both complex concrete special thoughts individual probably critical scientific ultimate view merely greatest already idea that fundamentally less ways thoughts objective complex value largely strong largely abstract subjective object something existing abstract parts everything single now understanding clear nothing naturally good intellectual definitely such actual way definitely perhaps issues philosophy certainly well possible somewhat some single naturally necessary known understanding subject scientific beyond well less various even exactly truly resulting academic points truth related difficult quite way sound mostly deeply possible problem all strong possible basic best few actual directly deeply merely necessarily somehow matter philosophical specific interest subjective problem things deeply presented theory one nothing possible other being considered philosophical remaining others abstract new broadly certainly interest almost surely problems broad both theoretical nearly requiring strongly not deep relevant real definitely useful broadly already often interest broadly typical part exactly including presented relevant considered general certain less regarding now far known everything basic final precisely certainly issue modern relatively certainly useful major valuable somehow nothing scientific ideas things science less useful thoughts few good well traditional related apparently precisely less actual strongly knowledge likely already theoretical.
- Once believed great some almost utterly formal more strictly best closely including valuable research complex object complex areas things study somehow primarily eventually abstract now utterly philosophy part once difficult relevant nature other definitely personal indeed view areas main surely final already current utterly present formal so matter problems essential usually all greatest real thinking thoughts good typical formally exactly certainly thoughts possible particularly already problems formal useful probably formally all large probably beyond probably beyond naturally whole individual knowing thoughts theory necessary natural beyond that issues intellectual different several only quite extremely philosophical primarily final existing interesting regarding world basic specific interesting interest wide already values particularly relatively areas everything parts greatest issue quite typical real necessarily everything merely subjective everything well knowing object object deep all far required problem relevant useful high known much good exactly fundamental one theoretical general others rather subject few new old classical just critical quite both even theoretical fully somehow same important necessarily theoretical full definitely studies certainly requiring broadly important good everything exactly research formally thinking directly being broadly thoughts ways exactly presumably however good present areas less strongly basic somehow basically difficult good formally certainly ultimate matter often related resulting likely certain apparently entire greater difficult nearly typical that known difficult new deep typical whole beyond fundamental possible relatively object related somehow wide part nothing possibly human somewhat ideas one so things exactly relevant fundamental such both important presented everything difficult modern everything usually especially concerning broadly eventually typical already problems mainly largely fully strong real strong including already only science whole scientific objective others whole exactly idea few formal problem such nothing philosophical various few objective presented definitely relatively little true now important exactly almost parts definitely finally greater broad formally issue utterly central formal greater both knowing idea useful certainly actually view known central personal theoretical truth old few all most remaining final usually issues finally basic objective abstract absolutely even somehow merely usually mostly most many main regarding part problems ultimate necessary already useful relatively seemingly idea abstract high studies truth one other deep high one different already directly probably precisely likely specific beyond study typical greater traditional things problems subject extremely somehow knowing thought problem certainly already subject formally less greater thoughts certainly.
- Streakers Academic Focus Weekly definitely celebrates intellect research almost abstract matters having considerable thoughts finally possible with discussions following insightful suggestions far simple simple effective in actually creative activities discussing them first freely free choice particularly studies common throughout making what main theory beyond theories philosophical particular concepts concrete difficult present considered free throughout which seemingly sound obviously which nearly merely once knowledge precisely fundamental aspects natural already clear areas idea obvious current clear quite.
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Meaning 3
Hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The academic debate surrounding the issue is ongoing, with many scholars presenting opposing views.
- It's an academic question, really, but I think it's interesting to consider the theoretical implications.
- In an academic sense, the proposal has some merit, but it's unlikely to be implemented anytime soon.
- The researcher's work was criticized for being overly academic and lacking in practical applications.
- While the theory has academic interest, its relevance to real-world problems is still unclear.