professorial
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7.3
- adjective
- /ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːriəl/
- His professorial demeanor commanded respect in the classroom.
- professorial qualities
- professorial chair
- professorial rank
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Watch on YouTubeI went into that professorial mode where you just kind of ask questions ad nauseam.
- I went into that professorial mode where you just kind of ask questions ad nauseam.
- This is real chalk, real, you know, professorial up at the chalkboard kind of chalk.
Examples
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Peter Childs is the Professorial Lead in Engineering Design at Imperial College, London.
Academic text (2011) -
In fact, quick progression to the professorial level is rare.
Academic text (2018) -
And she is the first Black woman to be appointed to a professorial chair in the history of the United Kingdom.
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Table 2: Student Comments Related to Professorial Personal Qualities
Academic text (2008) -
I went into that professorial mode where you just kind of ask questions ad nauseam.
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On the stage below, a small bald man with a professorial air stood at a lectern.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Speak up!" The voice, professorial and testy, goaded Jonathan into speech.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the back sits Vince Garwood, now 60, wearing a professorial jacket and tie.
Fiction book (2000) -
As expressions of professorial absentmindedness, these quirks were an amusement to those who knew of them.
Academic text (1999) -
Numerous studies have found that certain impressions of professorial conduct can augment or dampen student cheating.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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9.9
Relating to schools or universities and the study done there
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4.9
Showing the calm, clear way a teacher explains things
Antonyms
How Professorial
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Etymology
The word professorial comes from professor and the verb profess, which once meant 'to declare' or 'say openly' about what you know. So professorial describes a calm, teacher-like, formal way of speaking or behaving that shows knowledge.