professorial
/prɒfɪˈsɔːrɪəl/adjective
Relating to or characteristic of a professor: a professorial appointment at the University of Sydney a Harvard law graduate with a professorial manner...
- He took up an academic position at the university, where he attained professorial standing.
- A professorial older gentlemen gets out of his car.
- I was one of the first two professorial appointments to be made from outside the institution.
Derivatives
professorially
- He says these words in a somewhat pretentious voice, his hand rubbing his chin almost professorially.
- She scrutinizes the menu professorially and chooses a chicken salad.
- He dressed professorially.