scholarly
adjective
schol·ar·ly
ˈskä-lər-lē 
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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Curators showcase the tastes and morals of the scholarly elite through court art and ceremonial objects, offering a look at the ideals, aesthetics and patronage systems that shaped Korean culture.
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Christy Choi, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
The scholarly consensus that af Klint chose to live a simple, ascetic life had downplayed her financial security, according to Almqvist.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
The study, published on the open-access scholarly article archive, arxiv, has not yet been peer-reviewed.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Check back on the second Monday of every month for a new puzzle built on clues connected to scholarly articles available via JSTOR.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
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Christy Choi, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
The scholarly consensus that af Klint chose to live a simple, ascetic life had downplayed her financial security, according to Almqvist.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
The study, published on the open-access scholarly article archive, arxiv, has not yet been peer-reviewed.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Check back on the second Monday of every month for a new puzzle built on clues connected to scholarly articles available via JSTOR.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scholarly
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“Scholarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholarly. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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