Scrabble?! ACADEMIC

Definitions of ACADEMIC in various dictionaries:

noun - an educator who works at a college or university

adj - associated with academia or an academy

adj - hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result

adj - marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a school, especially one of higher learning.

Relating to studies that are liberal or classical rather than technical or vocational.

Relating to scholarly performance: a student’s academic average.

Relating or belonging to a scholarly organization.

Scholarly to the point of being unaware of the outside world.

Based on formal education.

Formalistic or conventional.

Theoretical or speculative without a practical purpose or intention.

Having no practical purpose or use.

One who is a member of an institution of higher learning.

A person who has an academic viewpoint or a scholarly background.

noun - a college student or teacher