adjective
1.
Synonyms: pedantic , bookish, book-learned, booky, quodlibetic, scholastic
Contrasted words: ignorant, illiterate, unlettered; down-to-earth, everyday, practical, realistic, straightforward
2.
Synonyms: theoretical 1, closet, speculative
Related Word: impractical, utopian, visionary; chimerical, imaginary