scholarly.

Showing careful study, substantial learning, or the standards of academic research.

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Words that belong together

• scholarly article
• scholarly care

On the page

The biography combines scholarly care with an unusually vivid narrative.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Comparative more scholarly; superlative most scholarly when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.