scholarly

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈskɑːlɝli/ See IPA manual

Freq #39448

Meanings

1

adj
Connected with serious academic study and research

She published several scholarly articles on medieval history.
2

adj
Showing the careful, learned qualities of a dedicated student or expert

He gave a thoughtful, scholarly answer to every question.

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms nonscholarlyscholarlinesssemischolarlyunscholarly

Related forms scholastically

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Phrases (1)

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scholarly treatise
a formal, detailed written work based on serious academic study

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From scholar + -ly.

*seǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# scholarly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈskɑːlɝli/
**Frequency rank:** 39448

## Meanings
1. Connected with serious academic study and research
2. Showing the careful, learned qualities of a dedicated student or expert

## Examples
- She published several scholarly articles on medieval history.
- He gave a thoughtful, scholarly answer to every question.

## Derived Forms
- nonscholarly
- scholarliness
- semischolarly
- unscholarly

## Related Forms
- scholastically

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *seǵʰ-

## Etymology
From scholar + -ly.

## AI Etymology
Scholarly is from scholar + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *seǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include connected with serious academic study and research and showing the careful, learned qualities of a dedicated student or expert. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonscholarly, scholarliness, semischolarly, and unscholarly and related words such as scholastically.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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