- scholarly
- adjective Date: 1638 of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons ; learned, academic
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Scholarly — Schol ar*ly, a. Like a scholar, or learned person; showing the qualities of a scholar; as, a scholarly essay or critique. adv. In a scholarly manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scholarly — index didactic, diligent, disciplinary (educational), learned, literate, profound (esoteric) … Law dictionary
scholarly — (adj.) 1630s, from SCHOLAR (Cf. scholar) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) … Etymology dictionary
scholarly — *learned, erudite Analogous words: academic, scholastic, *pedantic: abstruse, *recondite: accurate, exact, precise (see CORRECT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scholarly — [adj] academic bookish, cultured, educated, erudite, intellectual, learned, lettered, literate, longhair*, scholastic, schooled, studious, taught, trained, well read; concept 402 Ant. uneducated, unscholarly … New thesaurus
scholarly — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to serious academic study. 2) having or showing knowledge, learning, or devotion to academic pursuits … English terms dictionary
scholarly — [skäl′ər lē] adj. 1. of or characteristic of a SCHOLAR (sense 1); learned 2. having or showing much knowledge, accuracy, and critical ability 3. devoted to learning; studious … English World dictionary
scholarly — [[t]skɒ̱lə(r)li[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A scholarly person spends a lot of time studying and knows a lot about academic subjects. He was an intellectual, scholarly man. 2) ADJ GRADED A scholarly book or article contains a lot of academic information… … English dictionary
scholarly — adjective characteristic of scholars or scholarship (Freq. 2) scholarly pursuits a scholarly treatise a scholarly attitude • Ant: ↑unscholarly • Similar to: ↑academic, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scholarly — scholarliness, n. /skol euhr lee/, adj. 1. of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits. 2. having the qualities of a scholar: a scholarly person. 3. concerned with academic learning and research. adv. 4. like a scholar. [1590 1600; SCHOLAR … Universalium
scholarly — schol|ar|ly [ˈskɔləli US ˈska:lərli] adj 1.) relating to serious study of a particular subject ▪ a scholarly journal 2.) someone who is scholarly spends a lot of time studying, and knows a lot about a particular subject … Dictionary of contemporary English
