studious
[stoo-dee-uh s, styoo-]
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Origin of studious
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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.
The Letters of Robert BurnsRobert Burns
Besides, his legs were heavy, and he had the quiet nature of a studious lad.
His MasterpieceEmile Zola
The learned and the studious of thought have no monopoly of wisdom.
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
Yet he was seen to be not only a studious man, but a melancholy one.
The ManxmanHall Caine
studious
- given to study
- of a serious, thoughtful, and hard-working character
- showing deliberation, care, or precision
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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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