as in academic
very learned or educated but inexperienced in practical matters
the governor dismissed his critics at the state university as a gaggle of ivory-towerish goo-goos
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Oil prices have an impact on voting behavior, according to decades of academic research.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
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The deeper issue is not academic integrity but the definition of intelligence.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Ivory-towerish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ivory-towerish. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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