professorially
/ˌprɑfəˈsɔriəli/
adverb
- In a way that is typical of a college or university professor, especially by being serious, scholarly, or slightly formal.
- The guest lecturer gestured professorially at the diagram, expecting everyone to take notes.
- She adjusted her glasses and spoke professorially about the history of the Roman Empire.
- He nodded professorially, as if he had already considered every possible counterargument.
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