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scholarly

adjective

  1. characteristic of an academic context
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English scholar Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English scholarly From scholar + -ly.

  1. Characteristic of a scholar.

    Here undoubtedly the foundations were laid for the notable research work and the scholarly outlook for which his name is remembered.

    “He writes incredible opinions and becomes an advocate for his position. He is a very scholarly man.”

  2. Of or relating to scholastics or scholarship.

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English scholar Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English scholarly From scholar + -ly.

  1. In a scholarly manner