academical
[ak-uh-dem-i-kuh l]
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- academicals. academic costume.
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Origin of academical
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for academically
Contemporary Examples
He began his education at Franklin & Marshall, but was academically apathetic.
She might be academically very successful and simply quite socially awkward.
Dr. Emily Nagoski contributed an academically illustrated thesis on the brain science of desire.
The less I ate, the harder I pushed myself, academically and physically.
Harrovians were also judged to be a bit thick, as the school was not as academically demanding as Eton.
Historical Examples
We learn first to play with it academically, as the magnet was once a toy.
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
Academically, he intended to be wise in Egyptology; humanely, simply one of the guards.
My LifeJosiah Flynt
He was a soldier, not academically cultivated, and thus a kind of "Philistine."
The Growth of a SoulAugust Strindberg
"I'm not an authority on celestial geography," she said cautiously, academically.
A Woman's PlaceMark Irvin Clifton
Most people know it, academically, but very few ever give the fact any actual consideration.
Skylark ThreeEdward Elmer Smith