| academic | (adjective) associated with academia or an academy | - |
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| (adjective) marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects | Synonyms: donnish, pedantic |
| (adjective) hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result | - |
| barricaded | (adjective) preventing entry or exit or a course of action | Synonyms: barred, blockaded |
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| brocaded | (adjective) embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery | Synonyms: embossed, raised |
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| cadenced | (adjective) marked by a rhythmical cadence | Synonyms: cadent |
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| cadent | (adjective) marked by a rhythmical cadence | Synonyms: cadenced |
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| decadent | (adjective) marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay | Synonyms: fin-de-siecle |
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| (adjective) luxuriously self-indulgent | - |