n. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: PEDANTIC , bookish, book-learned, booky, quodlibetic, scholastic
Contrasted Words: ignorant, illiterate, unlettered; down-to-earth, everyday, practical, realistic, straightforward
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Synonyms: THEORETICAL 1, closet, speculative
Related Words: impractical, utopian, visionary; chimerical, imaginary