academic
Abbr. acad.
1.
2.
3. Relating or belonging to a scholarly organization.
4. Scholarly to the point of being unaware of the outside world. See synonyms at pedantic.
5. Based on formal education.
6. Formalistic or conventional.
7. Theoretical or speculative without a practical purpose or intention. See synonyms at theoretical.
8. Having no practical purpose or use.
noun
academ