90 entries under adjective topic. ×
| lettered(thoughtful, serious, intellectual, cultured) | |
| pedagogic(dull, obscure, dry, precise) | |
| theoretic(theoretical, thoughts) | |
| egghead(noun, intellectual, sage, intelligentsia) | |
| formal(established, orderly) | |
| formalistic(philosophy, attitude, proper, vague) | |
| highbrow(noun, rational, intelligent, serious) | |
| ivory-tower | |
| notional | |
| pedagogical(school, educational) | |
| book-learned(learning, school, schooling, university) | |
| hypothetic | |
| inkhorn(attitude, flexible, teach, pedantic) | |
| instructional(teaching, school, scholarly, educational) | |
| pedantical(attitude, flexible, teach, pedantic) | |
| recondite(sound, obscure, complex, knowledgeable) | |
| academical | |
| brainy(bright, rational, intelligent, thoughtful) | |
| closet | |
| college(noun, learning, school, schooling) |
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