academic

Adjective

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

• hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
  • an academic discussion
    
  • an academic question
    

• associated with academia or an academy
  • the academic curriculum
    
  • academic gowns
    

Noun

• an educator who works at a college or university

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  donnish , pedantic , academician , faculty member