1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a dissertation; suitable for or resembling a formal academic treatise
Usage: formal; academic

Examples

• The professor praised the dissertational approach to the research question.
• Her writing style was too dissertational for a popular magazine article.
• The book had a dissertational tone, with extensive footnotes and citations.
• He adopted a dissertational structure, dividing his argument into chapters.
• The dissertational nature of the work made it dense but authoritative.