unacademic

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ academic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛmɪk

Adjective

unacademic (comparative more unacademic, superlative most unacademic)

1. Not academic.
   • 1913, John Bertram Andrews, The American Labor Legislation Review:

     Some unacademic enthusiastic upright soul called it a pear because it happened to remind him of a pear, though it is really a cactus-berry.

   • 1990, S N Mukherji, Satya Pal Ruhela, Rajendra Pal Singh, Trends in Modern Indian Education:

     They have to cope with the unacademic behaviour of faculty and administration...

   • 2007, Frank Ernest Hill, Listen and Learn: Fifteen Years of Adult Education on the Air:

     But today a quiet educator entering for the first time this world of radio will be alarmed by its unacademic atmosphere. Brisk technicians will elbow him...