polyhistoric

adjective

Definition of polyhistoricnext
as in scholarly

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  1. scholarly
  2. erudite
  3. literate
  4. academic
  5. cultivated
  6. cultured
  7. bookish
  8. cerebral
Adjective
  • That means regular public access through exhibitions, posted hours, or tours, along with educational programs, lectures, and publications, scholarly research access, and rigorous cataloging.
    — Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Young told the court about his chaotic upbringing and his recent scholarly pursuits.
    — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of scholarly
Adjective
  • Like Dante, Nick Tosches was an undaunted character whose tongue-twisting prose was an iconoclastic mash-up of realism and intricate, erudite lyricism.
    — A.D. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Prolific author and erudite British import David Thomson has been writing about film for more than six decades.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Definition of erudite
Adjective
  • The teams experimenting organically, building their own use cases, are the AI-literate pockets.
    — Ayaskant Sarangi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Hitler came to power in a highly literate Germany, but the Nazis took advantage of movies and radio to push simple messages with immediate emotional impact.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
Definition of literate
Adjective
  • Like Pompano High, Hallandale students will apply and meet certain academic criteria to get in and stay in.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But journalism has gotten so much smaller, and academia is also very precarious — and the idea of an academic writing in any kind of consumer-facing press is now considered a dig in your tenure file.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of academic
Adjective
  • The home is located on a quarter-acre of native and cultivated gardens and houses an art studio and yurt.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2023
Definition of cultivated
Adjective
  • As joint capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1873 to 1918, Budapest was one of the liveliest, most cultured, and prosperous cities in Europe; that golden era saw the construction of grand boulevards and numerous splendid buildings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The necklace is made up of 178 diamonds totaling about 52 carats and another seven South Sea cultured pearls.
    — Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026
Definition of cultured
Adjective
  • The Album, Bryce Savage’s not-so-bookish gurglefest about femme fatales.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Definition of bookish
Adjective
  • The cerebral Cady that Bardem inhabits spent nearly two decades in prison convicted for his wife’s murder.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • His appreciation for Twardzik, a tough and cerebral floor general for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1970s, is a deeper cut.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of cerebral
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“Polyhistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyhistoric. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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