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scholarlyrelating to serious academic study; having or showing great knowledge or learning

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to serious academic study; having or showing great knowledge or learning

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈskɑːlərli/

Korean meaning: 학문의, 학자다운; 박식한

Korean pronunciation: 스칼-러-리 (강세: 스칼)

Example Sentences

  • His scholarly approach to analyzing K-pop lyrics impressed even the teenagers.
  • The scholarly debate about whether pineapple belongs on pizza lasted three hours.
  • She published a scholarly paper on the effectiveness of online learning.

scholarly

ADJECTIVE

//ˈskɑːlərli//

relating to serious academic study; having or showing great knowledge or learning

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scholarly rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Scholarly arranged properly, perfection rarely seen!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈskɑːlərli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈskɒləli/

🌳Etymology

Rootscholar
Suffix--ly

Origin

From Middle English 'scholerly', derived from 'scholar' (a person of learning) which comes from Old French 'escolier' and Latin 'scholaris', relating to school or learning. The suffix '-ly' was added to form an adjective meaning 'in the manner of a scholar'.

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🎵Rhyme

properlyerlyrarely
properly
erly
rarely

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📝Examples

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His scholarly approach to analyzing K-pop lyrics impressed even the teenagers.

😄 Fun example

The scholarly debate about whether pineapple belongs on pizza lasted three hours.

She published a scholarly paper on the effectiveness of online learning.

The professor's scholarly reputation attracted students from around the world.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

academiclearnederuditeintellectualstudious

Antonyms

ignorantunlearneduneducated

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