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ivory-towered

Overly academic, divorced from reality and practical mattersOverly academic, divorced from reality and practical matters.

Meaning

1 senses

(not comparable)Overly academic, divorced from reality and practical matters.

Origin

From ivory tower + -ed.

From ivory tower + -ed.

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itsA1 itselfA2 ivoryB1 ivy j jab

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