scholarly
adjective
schol·ar·ly
ˈskä-lər-lē 
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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 show’s catalog has an unusually playful structure for a scholarly publication: It’s organized in sections called Courses, beginning with Starters.
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Ted Loos, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2023
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, a French historian at the forefront of a scholarly movement that sought to understand the past from the bottom up, by probing the beliefs and psychology of anonymous peasants and priests rather than the exploits of triumphant generals and rulers, died on Wednesday.
—Jonathan Kandell, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2023
That question filled the cavernous Tampa Convention Center with researchers from all over the world last week, with room after room of more than 500 scholarly presentations at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.
—Clara Germani, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2023
His scholarly research centers on political behavior and methodology.
—Kabir Khanna, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
Nusseibeh, who is seventy-four, has always been a distinctly moderate voice in Palestinian public life, with friends all over the scholarly world.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
Based on an immense body of scholarly literature, Hornsby’s narrative is broad rather than deep.
—Robert Hornsby, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
But the show would need to decide whether Harvard students are star-struck by a TV personality or inspired by a great scholarly mind.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
Her father was mild-mannered, scholarly and a perfectionist — the latter a trait passed on to his eldest daughter.
—Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
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Ted Loos, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2023
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, a French historian at the forefront of a scholarly movement that sought to understand the past from the bottom up, by probing the beliefs and psychology of anonymous peasants and priests rather than the exploits of triumphant generals and rulers, died on Wednesday.
—Jonathan Kandell, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2023
That question filled the cavernous Tampa Convention Center with researchers from all over the world last week, with room after room of more than 500 scholarly presentations at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.
—Clara Germani, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2023
His scholarly research centers on political behavior and methodology.
—Kabir Khanna, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
Nusseibeh, who is seventy-four, has always been a distinctly moderate voice in Palestinian public life, with friends all over the scholarly world.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
Based on an immense body of scholarly literature, Hornsby’s narrative is broad rather than deep.
—Robert Hornsby, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
But the show would need to decide whether Harvard students are star-struck by a TV personality or inspired by a great scholarly mind.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
Her father was mild-mannered, scholarly and a perfectionist — the latter a trait passed on to his eldest daughter.
—Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1583, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near scholarly
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“Scholarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholarly. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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