scholarly

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17
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9

Definition of scholarly

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  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.””
    “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.””
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adj

  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.””
    “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.””
  2. Of or relating to scholastics or scholarship.

adv

  1. (US)In a scholarly manner

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From scholar + -ly.

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