scholarly

[skol-er-lee]

adjective

1. of, like, or befitting a scholar.

   scholarly habits.

2. having the qualities of a scholar.

   a scholarly person.

3. concerned with academic learning and research.

adverb

1. like a scholar.

Other Word Forms

• scholarliness noun
• pseudoscholarly adjective
• quasi-scholarly adjective
• superscholarly adjective
• unscholarly adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scholarly¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; scholar + -ly

Example Sentences

Back then, most scholarly work was exclusively found in books or behind the paywalls of journals.

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Some of the nation’s most impressive holdings remain in the old Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo, where the curatorial approach is more scholarly and scientific.

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The exhibition, filled with beautiful, illuminating juxtapositions of their work and accompanied by an expansive, scholarly catalog, is superb.

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Here the author covers more familiar scholarly ground.

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He read scholarly AI research for fun and came to the technology with a deep belief it was going to change the world.

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Related Words

• erudite 
• intellectual 
• learned