14
academic(adjective, sound, obscure, attitude, flexible)
13
scholarly(adjective, rational, intelligent, serious, wise)
12
learned(verb, adjective, obscure, rational, serious)
12
pedantic(adjective, character, attitude, behavior, flexible)
12
studious(adjective, rational, wise, knowledgeable, attentive)
11
literary(adjective, sound, attitude, knowledgeable, flexible)
10
erudite(adjective, knowledge, obscure, wise, intellectual)
10
well-rounded(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened)
7
donnish(adjective, character, attitude, behavior, flexible)
7
scholastic(adjective, knowledge, obscure, attitude, flexible)
6
intellectual(adjective, sound, smart, rational, wise)
6
pedantical(adjective, character, attitude, behavior, flexible)
5
highbrow(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, serious)
4
cultured(adjective, serious, wise, knowledgeable, intellectual)
4
educated(adjective, knowledge, knowledgeable, intellectual, cultured)
4
inkhorn(adjective, attitude, flexible, teach, pedantic)
3
brainy(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, serious)
3
cultivated(adjective, serious, wise, intellectual, cultured)
3
didactic(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding)
3
professorial(adjective, sound, knowledgeable, cultured, educated)
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