largely academic

Frequency: 6.59.8 per million words

Indicates that something is mostly academic in nature.

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  • The debate over the exact phrasing became largely academic once the main terms were agreed upon.
  • For most users, the distinction between the two software versions is largely academic.
  • Until we secure funding, our expansion plans remain largely academic.
  • His interest in ancient philosophy is largely academic; he doesn't apply it to his daily life.
  • Whether we could have won the game with a different strategy is now a largely academic question.
  • The professor's research, while brilliant, is considered largely academic and has few practical applications.
  • The discussion about worst-case scenarios was largely academic until the storm actually hit.
  • Calculating the exact cost was a largely academic exercise, as the budget was already fixed.
  • The company's new ethics policy was criticized for being largely academic and lacking concrete actions.
  • Concerns about the old system became largely academic after the mandatory upgrade.