academical

[ ak-uh-dem-i-kuh l ]

/ ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪ kəl /

adjective

academic.

noun

academicals. academic costume.

Origin of academical

First recorded in 1580–90; academic + -al¹

Related forms

ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverbin·ter·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·ac·a·dem·i·cal, adjectivenon·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverb

non·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ness, nounpseu·do·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverbqua·si-ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverbsem·i·ac·a·dem·i·cal, adjectivesem·i·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverbsub·ac·a·dem·i·cal, adjectivesub·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverbun·ac·a·dem·i·cal, adjectiveun·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverb

Examples from the Web for academical

This he fully admitted, but was not prepared to dispense with the necessity of an academical preparation.
Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel|John Yeardley
This happened the same year that Luther obtained his first academical degree, viz., that of Bachelor.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1)|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Art, in truth, was ceasing to be vigorous and natural, and becoming rapidly tame and academical!
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street
His academical career gave sufficient, though not redundant, promise of after celebrity.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16|Various