professor
noun
a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor.
professorially
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a word derived from
professor.
Example Sentences
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Oppenheimer, who speaks almost professorially in a gentle, gossamer voice, took his own idea seriously, feeling the theme he wanted to explore dictated a sung approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
“Did you hear any actual ideas?” she asked at one point, smirking professorially.
From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2016
Randi looked like a wizard: He dressed professorially, always sported a bushy white beard and was bald.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2015
Could this genteelly combustible, professorially rumpled priest, Mr. Demme wondered, be his long-lost cousin Bobby Castle, a former star athlete 15 years his senior?
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2012
In consequence, it used to be professorially demanded that all dramatic music should present the same double aspect.
From The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring by Bernard Shaw
