professorial
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professorial
- /ˌprɒfəˈsɔːɹiəl/
- /prəˌfɛˈsɔːɹiəl/
Rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl
Where it comes from
From Latin professōrius (“professiorial; authoritative”) + -al. By surface analysis, professor + -ial.
adjective more professorial · most professorial
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of a professor or professors, or of a professorship or professorships. David and I were not "intimate" friends. There was always a certain old-worldly formality about our interchanges. There was something professorial and distant about David, something that commanded respect, partially, I think, because he was so respectful himself.
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adj relating to or characteristic of a professor
| Română | de profesor, profesoral |
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| Русский | профе́ссорский proféssorskij |
adj in the capacity of a professor
| Français | professoral |
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Talk about this word "professorial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/professorial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. professorial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/professorial "professorial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/professorial.Cite this
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title = {professorial},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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