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studious
/ ˈstjuːdɪəs /
adjective
- given to study
- of a serious, thoughtful, and hard-working character
- showing deliberation, care, or precision
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Derived Forms
- ˈstudiousness, noun
- ˈstudiously, adverb
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Other Words From
- studi·ous·ly adverb
- studi·ous·ness noun
- non·studi·ous adjective
- non·studi·ous·ly adverb
- non·studi·ous·ness noun
- over·studi·ous adjective
- over·studi·ous·ly adverb
- over·studi·ous·ness noun
- pre·studi·ous adjective
- pre·studi·ous·ly adverb
- pre·studi·ous·ness noun
- pseudo·studi·ous adjective
- pseudo·studi·ous·ly adverb
- quasi-studi·ous adjective
- quasi-studi·ous·ly adverb
- un·studi·ous adjective
- un·studi·ous·ly adverb
- un·studi·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of studious1
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Example Sentences
But my goodness, even the air around Oxford University is studious.
The most studious of mixologists have learned and studied technologies to help them make better cocktails.
Although she was a studious girl, her final exams were disappointing and she failed to gain a university place on her first try.
As for the Sawyer interview, the ABC World News anchor was strong and studious and technically delivered the goods, question-wise.
The actress religiously avoided reading news coverage as she engaged in her studious, deliberate decision-making process.
But he was studious, diligent, and anxious to avoid repremands and to fulfil the expectations of his parents.
The earnest youth grinding at the academic mill has dreamed it in the pauses of his studious labor.
My serious turn and studious habits have preserved me alike from the follies of dissipation and from the bustle of intrigue.
With this decision Tom took up his lessons, and had never been more studious and well behaved than he was that day.
He wasn't a studious youth by any means, though he learnt enough to know his way about.
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