Dictionary

scholarly en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /skɒ.lə.li/ non-rhotic
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• /skɒ.ləɹ.li/ rhotic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *skʰolā́ Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ)bor. Latin schola Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin scholārisbor. Old English scōlere Middle English scolere 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.

Meanings

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. 1944 September and October, “The Late R. M. Deeley”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:
   • 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.” 2014, Louie Giglio, Passion: The Bright Light of Glory, page 186:
   • “He writes incredible opinions and becomes an advocate for his position. He is a very scholarly man.” 1995, Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, page 24:
2. Of or relating to scholastics or scholarship.

Forms

Deriveds

nonscholarly · unscholarly · scholarliness · scholarly article · scholarly method · semischolarly

Relateds

scholastically

Translations (20)

ru учёный (relating to scholars or scholarship) · ro universitar (relating to scholars or scholarship) · es docto (a characteristic of scholars) · fr universitaire (relating to scholars or scholarship) · hu tudós (relating to scholars or scholarship) · el λόγιος (a characteristic of scholars) · ro erudit (relating to scholars or scholarship) · de wissenschaftlich (relating to scholars or scholarship) · th เชิงวิชาการ (relating to scholars or scholarship) · es universitario (relating to scholars or scholarship) · ro academic (relating to scholars or scholarship) · hu tudományos (relating to scholars or scholarship) · bg начетен (a characteristic of scholars) · el ακαδημαϊκός (relating to scholars or scholarship) · it erudito (relating to scholars or scholarship) · ga léannta (relating to scholars or scholarship) · zh 学术性的；好学的；学术界的 (a characteristic of scholars) · bg научен (relating to scholars or scholarship) · fr érudit (relating to scholars or scholarship) · de gelehrt (a characteristic of scholars)