academically aca·de·mi·cally US/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk.ə.li/ rare adverb 1. in regard to academic matters “academically, this is a good school” Related words Pertaining to academic WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.