rather academic
Frequency: 6.07.4 per million words
Suggests something is academic to a noticeable degree.
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- The discussion about ethics became rather academic and lost its practical focus.
- His analysis of the problem, while thorough, was rather academic and offered no real solutions.
- For many students, the professor's lecturing style is rather academic and difficult to engage with.
- I found the book's tone to be rather academic, full of jargon that alienated the general reader.
- Don't you think this debate is becoming rather academic? We need to make a decision now.
- The distinction between the two theories seemed rather academic until new evidence emerged.
- Philosophy can sometimes feel like a rather academic pursuit, detached from everyday life.
- The committee's final report was criticized for being rather academic and out of touch with community needs.
- If we continue down this path, our research will become rather academic and lack impact.
- Let's avoid getting into a rather academic argument over minor details and focus on the main goal.