scholarly

adjective

schol·​ar·​ly ˈskä-lər-lē How to pronounce scholarly (audio)
: of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned, academic

Examples of scholarly in a Sentence

His writings have been recently given scholarly attention. She has a scholarly interest in music. a scholarly study of words and their origins
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The firm also is known for its academic research and scholarly publications. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 All this has left many faculty members feeling beside the point, especially in pursuits like chemistry, classics, English, government, or law—five scholarly fields that together produced every Harvard president of the twentieth century. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 Later promoted to full professor, Marty wrote widely, including books that were not scholarly in nature but aimed at the broader public. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025 Over the past decade, furtive commercial entities around the world have industrialized the production, sale, and dissemination of bogus scholarly research. Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scholarly

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scholarly was in 1583

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“Scholarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholarly. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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