studious

[stoo-dee-uh s, styoo-]

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adjective

disposed or given to diligent study: a studious boy.
concerned with, characterized by, or pertaining to study: studious tastes.
zealous, assiduous, or painstaking: studious care.

carefully planned or maintained; studied: a studious program to maintain peace.
devoted to or favorable for study.

Origin of studious

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin studiōsus, equivalent to studi(um) (see study) + -ōsus -ous

Related formsstu·di·ous·ly, adverbstu·di·ous·ness, nounnon·stu·di·ous, adjectivenon·stu·di·ous·ly, adverbnon·stu·di·ous·ness, nouno·ver·stu·di·ous, adjectiveo·ver·stu·di·ous·ly, adverbo·ver·stu·di·ous·ness, nounpre·stu·di·ous, adjectivepre·stu·di·ous·ly, adverbpre·stu·di·ous·ness, nounpseu·do·stu·di·ous, adjectivepseu·do·stu·di·ous·ly, adverbqua·si-stu·di·ous, adjectivequa·si-stu·di·ous·ly, adverbun·stu·di·ous, adjectiveun·stu·di·ous·ly, adverbun·stu·di·ous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for studious

Contemporary Examples

But my goodness, even the air around Oxford University is studious.
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Kara Cutruzzula
December 28, 2014
The most studious of mixologists have learned and studied technologies to help them make better cocktails.
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October 25, 2014
Although she was a studious girl, her final exams were disappointing and she failed to gain a university place on her first try.
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Jamie Dettmer
September 3, 2014
As for the Sawyer interview, the ABC World News anchor was strong and studious and technically delivered the goods, question-wise.
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Tom Shales
June 10, 2014
The actress religiously avoided reading news coverage as she engaged in her studious, deliberate decision-making process.
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Jonathan Miller
April 1, 2013

Historical Examples

He was, to the eyes of men, studious and holy as an anchorite.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327
Various
They have nothing suggestive of the studious chamber and the midnight lamp.
The Letters of Robert Burns
Robert Burns
Besides, his legs were heavy, and he had the quiet nature of a studious lad.
His Masterpiece
Emile Zola
The learned and the studious of thought have no monopoly of wisdom.
Essays, First Series
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Yet he was seen to be not only a studious man, but a melancholy one.
The Manxman
Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for studious

studious

adjective

given to study
of a serious, thoughtful, and hard-working character
showing deliberation, care, or precision

Derived Formsstudiously, adverbstudiousness, noun

Word Origin

C14: from Latin studiōsus devoted to, from studium assiduity

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Word Origin and History for studious

adj.

mid-14c. (implied in studiously), from Latin studiosus, from studium (see study). Related: Studiousness.

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Examples from the Web for studious

Contemporary Examples

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.

Historical Examples

He was, to the eyes of men, studious and holy as an anchorite.

They have nothing suggestive of the studious chamber and the midnight lamp.

Besides, his legs were heavy, and he had the quiet nature of a studious lad.

The learned and the studious of thought have no monopoly of wisdom.

Yet he was seen to be not only a studious man, but a melancholy one.

studious

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for studious

adj.

Origin of studious