Scholarly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Scholarly is an adjective meaning Characteristic of a scholar.
Meaning
Characteristic of a scholar.
More Meanings
- Of or relating to scholastics or scholarship.
- (US) In a scholarly manner
Example Sentences
“He writes incredible opinions and becomes an advocate for his position. He is a very scholarly man.”
Here undoubtedly the foundations were laid for the notable research work and the scholarly outlook for which his name is remembered.
For those of you that are so scholarly and you've been around the Church for so long, you're like, “Clearly, that is a reference to the triune Godhead.”
Synonyms for scholarly
Depending on context, synonyms include erudite, pedantic, academic, studious, donnish, bookish.
Antonyms for scholarly
Common opposites include unscholarly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include erudite, bookish, learned, donnish, studious, pedantic.
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