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- [skol-er-lee]
- /ˈskɒl ər li/
- /ˈskɒl.ə.li/
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- [skol-er-lee]
- /ˈskɒl ər li/
Definitions of scholarly word
- adjective scholarly of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits. 1
- adjective scholarly having the qualities of a scholar: a scholarly person. 1
- adjective scholarly concerned with academic learning and research. 1
- adverb scholarly like a scholar. 1
- adjective scholarly learned, educated 1
- adjective scholarly A scholarly person spends a lot of time studying and knows a lot about academic subjects. 0
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Origin of scholarly
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; scholar + -ly
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Scholarly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scholarly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scholarly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scholarly
adj scholarly
- authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
- belletristic — Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres.
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- cerebral — If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional.
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
adjective scholarly
- academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
- acroamatic — relating to oral communication
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- circumstantiated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate.
- distingue — having an air of distinction; distinguished.
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