scholarly

American  

[skol-er-lee] / ˈskɒl ər li /

adjective

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.

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adverb

1. like a scholar.

Other Word Forms

• pseudoscholarly adjective
• quasi-scholarly adjective
• scholarliness noun
• superscholarly adjective
• unscholarly adjective

Etymology

Origin of scholarly

First recorded in 1590–1600; scholar + -ly

Example Sentences

There are different kinds of art criticism — theoretical, and academic, two that turn up in different kinds of scholarly journals; trade, sponsored in commercially supported magazines; and journalistic, embedded in press reporting on everyday life.

From Los Angeles Times

Fulnecky’s reliance on personal ideology rather than scholarly reasoning has drawn attention as a potential academic concern beyond the free-speech debate.

From Salon

Back then, most scholarly work was exclusively found in books or behind the paywalls of journals.

From MarketWatch

Some of the nation’s most impressive holdings remain in the old Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo, where the curatorial approach is more scholarly and scientific.

From The Wall Street Journal

The exhibition, filled with beautiful, illuminating juxtapositions of their work and accompanied by an expansive, scholarly catalog, is superb.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• erudite
• intellectual
• learned