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Definition of scholarly adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scholarly

adjective
 
/ˈskɒləli/
 
/ˈskɑːlərli/
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  1. (of a person) spending a lot of time studying and having a lot of knowledge about an academic subject synonym academic
    • He was a very scholarly young man.
  2. connected with academic study synonym academic
    • a scholarly journal
    • There was an explosion of scholarly interest in her poetry.
    Extra Examples
    • She writes scholarly articles for various publications.
    • The biography is both intriguing and scholarly.
    • The issue has given rise to much scholarly debate.
    • They have produced a detailed and scholarly study of the composer's works.
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