professorial

adjective

Definition of professorial

: of, relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a professor professorial duties professorial authority a calm, professorial manner Johnson was professorial in his approach to the game. He could talk for hours on the nuances of the Czechoslovak national team's power play.— E. M. Swift

Other Words from professorial

professorially \ ˌprō-​fə-​ˈsȯr-​ē-​ə-​lē How to pronounce professorially (audio) , ˌprä-​ \ adverb
… a tall man with professorially thick glasses and graying, tangled hair … — John Seabrook

First Known Use of professorial

1713, in the meaning defined above

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