professorially
- adverb
- /prəˈfɛsəˌriəli/
- Formal
:
de manera profesoral
- The professor spoke professorially, sharing his extensive knowledge on the subject with authority.
Examples
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Henry addressed the class professorially, making sure to explain each concept clearly.
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Henry is professorially polite in the manner of the old school; he addresses his students as Mr. and Miss, and while coolly affable and not unkind, is firm and direct in a manner reminiscent of another academic era.
Academic text (1993) -
Tell you what, Aaron, your client's in bad shape," Bich said professorially.
Fiction book (1994) -
"I frowned professorially."
Fiction book (1999) -
"He lifted his hand professorially to the high ghat across the bridge where I'd gabbed with the Brits about twenty-four.
Fiction book (1996) -
The president of Harvard cannot speak informally or professorially on such a sensitive and volatile issue any more than the Pope can ever speak other than ex cathedra.
Academic text (2006) -
During the lecture, she presented the information professorially, ensuring that her students understood the complex theories.
Synonyms
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4.5
In a way that is about school or university work and study
1
7.7
In a confident, commanding way that shows power
In a way that shows deep knowledge about a subject
Antonyms
How Professorial
Surface Forms
Morphology
professorially = professorial (transparent) = profess + or + ial + ly
The adverb 'professorially' is transparently derived from the adjective 'professorial' by adding the suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
The word professorially comes from professor, a university teacher, and that comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to declare' or 'say openly'. So to act professorially is to behave like a teacher: calm, full of knowledge, and ready to explain things.