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Definition of Scholarly
1. Adjective. Characteristic of scholars or scholarship. "A scholarly attitude"
Similar to: Academic, Donnish, Pedantic, Bookish, Studious, Erudite, Learned
Derivative terms: Scholar
Antonyms: Unscholarly
Definition of Scholarly
1. a. Like a scholar, or learned person; showing the qualities of a scholar; as, a scholarly essay or critique.
Definition of Scholarly
1. Adjective. of or relating to scholars or scholarship ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scholarly
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scholarly
Literary usage of Scholarly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"... be a corrective of a too-in- crusted scholarly style, into which some great
ones fall at times. It keeps minor writers to a definite plan, and English. ..."
2. The English Historical Review by Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Reginald Lane Poole, John Goronwy Edwards (1893)
"Xvo. 15«. TIMES — ' The most elaborate r-lition that has jet Iwn published.
It U also one of the most scholarly and competent. ... vM(ii;,|'C'iis-U»le to ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"t. join, butt (of seams, etc.); see BORDER. academic, a. 1. collegiate, scholarly,
scholastic, clerkly (archaic). 9. conventional, formal ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1897)
"... among the unlearned; his books including 'The Divine Love' (1855), 'Paul the
Preacher' (1859), etc, in addition to scholarly treatises and commentaries. ..."
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