Definition of SCHOLARLY

scholarly

Adjective

  • characteristic of scholars or scholarship
    • "scholarly pursuits"
    • "a scholarly treatise"
    • "a scholarly attitude"

Adj

  • Characteristic of a scholar.
  • Of or relating to scholastics or scholarship.

Adv

  • In a scholarly manner

Origin / Etymology

From scholar + -ly.

Antonyms

unscholarly

Scrabble Score: 17

scholarly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
scholarly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scholarly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

scholarly: valid Words With Friends Word