scholarly.
Characteristic of a scholar.
Meaning & usage
Characteristic of a scholar.
Of or relating to scholastics or scholarship.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *skʰolā́ Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ)bor. Latin schola Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin scholārisbor. Old English scōlere Middle English scolere English scholar Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English scholarly From scholar + -ly.
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