ac·a·dem·ic
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a school, especially one of higher learning.
2. Relating to studies that are liberal or classical rather than technical or vocational.
3. Scholarly to the point of being unaware of the outside world: pedantic
4. Formalistic or conventional.
5. Theoretical or speculative without a practical purpose or intention: theoretical.
6. Having no practical purpose or use.n.
1. A member of an institution of higher learning.
2. One who has an academic viewpoint or a scholarly background.
