scholastic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /skəˈlæstɪk/ (UK, US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French scholastique, from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός (skholastikós).
Meanings
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Of or relating to school; academic
This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student.
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Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism
And hence it is that men, even when they are baffled and silenced in this scholastic way, are seldom or never convinced , and so brought over to the conquering side
1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC:
- Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholastic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more scholastic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most scholastic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| scholastick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unscholastic · scholasticism · scholastic Latin · neo-scholastic · scholastically · scholasticide
Relateds
Translations (15)
es escolar (of or relating to school, academic) · bg ограничен (pedantic, formal) · fr scolastique (of or relating to scholasticism) · fi koulu- (of or relating to school, academic) · fi skolastinen (pedantic, formal) · bg училищен (of or relating to school, academic) · de scholastisch (of or relating to scholasticism) · es escolástico (of or relating to scholasticism) · fr scolaire (of or relating to school, academic) · nl scholatisch (of or relating to scholasticism) · de scholastisch (pedantic, formal) · fi akateeminen (of or relating to school, academic) · de akademisch (of or relating to school, academic) · bg схоластичен (of or relating to scholasticism) · fi skolastinen (of or relating to scholasticism)