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scholarly

  • /skɒ.lə.li/
  • /skɒ.ləɹ.li/

adjective more scholarly · most scholarly

  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.
  2. Of or relating to scholastics or scholarship.

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Closest in meaning: erudite, bookish, learned, donnish, studious, pedantic, academic, specialist, specialized, specialty, formal, science, scientific, refereed, scientist, academia

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adj a characteristic of scholars

Españoldocto
Deutschgelehrt
Ελληνικάλόγιος lógios

adj relating to scholars or scholarship

Españoluniversitario
Françaisérudit, universitaire
Deutschwissenschaftlich
Italianoerudito
Ελληνικάακαδημαϊκός akadimaïkós
Românăerudit, academic, universitar
Русскийучёный učónyj

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@misc{scholarly_2026,
  title = {scholarly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scholarly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}