inkhorn

adjective

Definition of inkhornnext
as in scholarly
marked by or given to showing knowledge in a showy way The writer apparently thought using a bunch of inkhorn terms would impress the reader and distract from the severely lacking plot.

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  1. scholarly
  2. academic
  3. scholastic
  4. intellectual
  5. pedantic
Adjective
  • My scholarly research has identified emerging climate risk here due to the wide range of extreme weather events experienced and the number of vulnerable, less-resilient communities.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • In the 1880s, in scholarly Cambridge, Massachusetts, a professed divinator has kept for years a large business-like and soberly worded advertisement of his services.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of scholarly
Adjective
  • And that’s not an accident, according to academic researchers, doctors, politicians, community leaders, and dozens of other people KFF Health News interviewed.
    Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Miller said there not only needs to be a focus on core academic programs but the integration of other programs like STEM, art and vocational training, commonly known as Career Technical Education.
    Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of academic
Adjective
  • Starting this scholastic year, the program is donating 175,000 euros to institutions located in the U.S. and U.K. Plans are afoot to expand globally in the future.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Public health, the work of public health cannot be principally scholastic.
    Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Definition of scholastic
Adjective
  • Based out of West Valley College in Saratoga, the College of Adaptive Arts is a nonprofit that provides college programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The aim, according to its course description, is to use her work as a lens through which to examine Black intellectual thought and activism.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of intellectual
Adjective
  • Thomas was both more romantic and more pedantic than his son had imagined.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • So ultimately, the remedy for this problem goes beyond pedantic lessons in medical risk data.
    Amanda Montañez, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of pedantic
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“Inkhorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inkhorn. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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