A scholarly person spends a lot of time studying and knows a lot about academic subjects.
He was an intellectual, scholarly man.
Synonyms: learned, academic, intellectual, lettered More Synonyms of scholarly
2. adjective
A scholarly book or article contains a lot of academic information and is intended for academic readers.
...the more scholarly academic journals.
3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Scholarly matters and activities involve people who do academic research.
This has been the subject of intense scholarly debate.
Faculty members devote most of their time to scholarly research.
scholarly in American English
(ˈskɑlərli)
adjective
1.
of or characteristic of a scholar (sense 1); learned
2.
having or showing much knowledge, accuracy, and critical ability
3.
devoted to learning; studious
Examples of 'scholarly' in a sentence
scholarly
The two volumes under review are the culmination of this decade of scholarly and scientific research.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
It is best not seen as a scholarly edition.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Overall the collection is unparalleled for combining scholarly interest and dazzling beauty.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He will be actively encouraged to pursue other scholarly interests.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
His reconstructions of the buildings enabled a wider engagement with the site beyond the accounts in scholarly journals.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is clearly no longer true, as there is substantial scholarly work on the subject.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
On the evidence of this scholarly yet entertaining study, ancient sporting culture certainly feels eerily familiar.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
His early essays were scattered in obscure scholarly journals and avant-garde reviews.
Miller, James The Passion of Michel Foucault (1993)
In his scholarly work he made substantial contributions to the study of Marxism and of international ethics.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Expect a mix of stunning artefacts, scholarly study and outright kitsch.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Apart from being a great scholarly work, it is also refreshingly nuanced.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But his scholarly interests were not confined to the Greeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
An acid test: his maps are better than those of many a scholarly work.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
In that book Gross delivered some fine moral judgments and made a scholarly study into a strangely moving elegy.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And that was not for lack of information, or indeed for lack of scholarly interestin the subject.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
In some instances that knowledge is based on scholarly research; in other cases itis based on experience from application.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It has remained the definitive, scholarly edition of a volume that has long been banned in Germany.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He also recognises the moves the industry has made including the proposal to offer free access to scholarly journals at all UK public libraries.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The freedom to publish scholarly editions of complete literary works - an immense labour for academics with little financial reward for publishers - is a special case.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
In other languages
scholarly
British English: scholarly ADJECTIVE
A scholarly person spends a lot of time studying and knows a lot about academic subjects.
He was an intellectual, scholarly man.
American English: scholarly
Brazilian Portuguese: erudito
Chinese: 好学的
European Spanish: erudito
French: érudit
German: gelehrt
Italian: erudito
Japanese: 学究的な
Korean: 학구적인
European Portuguese: erudito
Latin American Spanish: erudito
(adjective)
He was an intellectual, scholarly man.
Synonyms
learned
He is a serious scholar, a genuine learned man.
academic
The author has settled for a more academic approach.
intellectual
They were very intellectual and witty.
lettered
young and old, lettered and unlettered
erudite
I found him a charming and erudite companion.
scholastic
the values which encouraged her scholastic achievement
well-read
He was clever, well-read and interested in the arts.
studious
I was a very quiet, studious little girl.
bookish
a quiet, bookish child
swotty (British, informal)
Opposites
philistine
,
uneducated
,
middlebrow
,
lowbrow
,
unlettered
,
unintellectual
,
unacademic
Additional synonyms
in the sense of academic
The author has settled for a more academic approach.
Synonyms
scholarly,
learned,
intellectual,
literary,
erudite,
highbrow,
studious,
lettered,
swotty (British, informal)
in the sense of bookish
Definition
fond of reading
a quiet, bookish child
Synonyms
studious,
learned,
academic,
intellectual,
literary,
scholarly,
erudite,
pedantic,
well-read,
donnish,
swotty (British, informal)
in the sense of erudite
Definition
having or showing great academic knowledge
I found him a charming and erudite companion.
Synonyms
learned,
lettered,
cultured,
educated,
scholarly,
cultivated,
knowledgeable,
literate,
well-educated,
well-read
Synonyms of 'scholarly'
scholarly
Explore 'scholarly' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of intellectual
Definition
clever or intelligent
They were very intellectual and witty.
Synonyms
scholarly,
learned,
academic,
lettered,
intelligent,
rational,
cerebral,
erudite,
scholastic,
highbrow,
well-read,
studious,
bookish
in the sense of lettered
Definition
well educated
young and old, lettered and unlettered
Synonyms
educated,
learned,
cultured,
informed,
accomplished,
scholarly,
versed,
cultivated,
switched-on (informal),
knowledgeable,
literate,
well-educated,
erudite,
well-read
in the sense of scholastic
Definition
of schools, scholars, or education
the values which encouraged her scholastic achievement
Synonyms
learned,
academic,
scholarly,
lettered,
literary,
bookish
in the sense of studious
Definition
serious, thoughtful, and hard-working
I was a very quiet, studious little girl.
Synonyms
scholarly,
academic,
intellectual,
serious,
earnest,
hard-working,
thoughtful,
reflective,
diligent,
meditative,
bookish,
assiduous,
swotty (British, informal),
sedulous
in the sense of well-read
Definition
having read and learned a lot
He was clever, well-read and interested in the arts.