academically

Word parts

academical + -ly or academic + -ally

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk.ə.li/ or /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk.li/

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Adverb

Positive academically

Comparative more academically

Superlative most academically

1. If you are academically gifted, talented, or successfully, you are very good at school subjects and learning.
2. If you write or speak academically, you do so in a way that many people find boring or hard to understand because it uses a lot of difficult vocabulary or complicated ideas.

Related words

• academic