academical

[ ak-uh-dem-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪ kəl /

adjective

noun

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Origin of academical

First recorded in 1580–90; academic + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM academical

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

Example sentences from the Web for academical

He began his education at Franklin & Marshall, but was academically apathetic.
The Bioethicist Turned Butcher|Elizabeth Picciuto|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She might be academically very successful and simply quite socially awkward.
Twisted Anti-Vaxxer Parents Choose Fatal Diseases Over Autism|Elizabeth Picciuto|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dr. Emily Nagoski contributed an academically illustrated thesis on the brain science of desire.
‘Oh Joy Sex Toy’: The Internet’s Most Radical Sex-Fueled Comic Strip|Rich Goldstein|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The less I ate, the harder I pushed myself, academically and physically.
Are Britain’s Private Schools Breeding Grounds For Anorexia?|Emma Woolf|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Harrovians were also judged to be a bit thick, as the school was not as academically demanding as Eton.
Thank God I Was Kicked Out of Eton, Not Harrow|Tom Sykes|September 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But we are now dealing with the matter speculatively, academically, and I contend that our data yield a definite conclusion.
The Vanishing Man|R. Austin Freeman
And I must confess that I had treated the idea very cavalierly and academically as a dream and nothing more.
The Strength of the Strong|Jack London
To do him justice he was academically interested in the whole technique of pictorial art as practised in his day.
George Cruikshank|W. H. Chesson
Dock and crop his qualities and attributes as you will, he keeps the same man, academically.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan
"I'm not an authority on celestial geography," she said cautiously, academically.
A Woman's Place|Mark Irvin Clifton

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