as in pedagogic
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of professorial
From the March 2024 issue: The rise of techno-authoritarianism
This is a surprising role for someone who started as almost a parody of professorial obscurity.
—
Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
Lanky and bearded, often solemn in tone but with a ready edge of sarcasm, Towne could show a professorial air.
—Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 2 July 2024
Tour, a fit man in his mid-sixties, is courteous but playful, with salt-and-pepper hair that gives him the air of a more professorial version of Mr. Rogers.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Trump became disenchanted by McMaster because the national security adviser was too professorial, trying to cram him with too much information.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2020
See All Example Sentences for professorial
Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
Lanky and bearded, often solemn in tone but with a ready edge of sarcasm, Towne could show a professorial air.
—Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 2 July 2024
Tour, a fit man in his mid-sixties, is courteous but playful, with salt-and-pepper hair that gives him the air of a more professorial version of Mr. Rogers.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Trump became disenchanted by McMaster because the national security adviser was too professorial, trying to cram him with too much information.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2020
See All Example Sentences for professorial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professorial
Adjective
-
In that same pedagogical spirit, your moment to shine on Super Bowl Sunday can be explaining who Charli XCX is to the straightest brother-in-law in your vicinity.—
Samantha Allen,
Them,
30 Jan. 2025
-
What are the cultural, economic, and political currents that led us here? Series Reading lists, discussion guides, syllabi, pedagogical essays, and other free teaching resources for higher ed and secondary school faculty.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
The story is about a bookish Black girl, in love with English literature (and the emotionally indecipherable white professor teaching it) at a predominantly white university in 1949, losing her childhood illusions — and then, in a gothic twist, losing much more.—
Scott Brown,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 2022
-
Bryce Young is bookish, too.—
Joseph Goodman | jgoodman@al.com,
al,
9 Dec. 2022
Adjective
-
Sanders won the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is given to the nation’s top quarterback who best exemplifies character, scholastic and athletic achievement.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
19 Dec. 2024
-
Golden Triangle administers the scholarships in cooperation with Mount Dora Community Trust. Award considerations include scholastic ability, responsibility toward education, financial need and includes a special emphasis on community service.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
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
-
Her clothes, increasingly, have a pragmatic femininity, like a number of tweedy bellbottom suits that opened the show, some with vests of blue and coral beads covering the front, or diamond patterns of turquoise and plum sequins on the sleeves.—
Rachel Tashjian,
Harper's BAZAAR,
8 Dec. 2022
Adjective
-
The firm also is known for its academic research and scholarly publications.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
-
All this has left many faculty members feeling beside the point, especially in pursuits like chemistry, classics, English, government, or law—five scholarly fields that together produced every Harvard president of the twentieth century.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
The inspiring leader is a big-picture optimist while the infuriating leader a pedantic pessimist.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
-
In Wagner’s libretto, the second act closes with a comedic riot sparked by a misunderstanding and an attack on the character Beckmesser, a pedantic villain coded as a kind of Jewish outsider.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
Four challengers have stepped forward, offering to help lead the district during a critical period underscored by a superintendent transition, literacy and academic performance issues, and impending school closures.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
-
This helped subject-matter experts frame their ideas in a way that felt natural and compelling, rather than academic or dry.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Professorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professorial. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share