scholarly
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[edit]scholarly (comparative more scholarly, superlative most scholarly)
- Characteristic of a scholar.
- 1944 September and October, “The Late R. M. Deeley”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:
- Here undoubtedly the foundations were laid for the notable research work and the scholarly outlook for which his name is remembered.
- 1995, Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, page 24:
- “He writes incredible opinions and becomes an advocate for his position. He is a very scholarly man.”
- 2014, Louie Giglio, Passion: The Bright Light of Glory, page 186:
- 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.”
- Of or relating to scholastics or scholarship.
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[edit]- See also Thesaurus:learned
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[edit]a characteristic of scholars
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Adverb
[edit]scholarly (comparative more scholarly, superlative most scholarly)
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