scholarly

scholar +‎ -ly

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scholarly (comparative more scholarly, superlative most scholarly)

1. Characteristic of a scholar.
   • 1944 September and October, “The Late R. M. Deeley”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:

     Here undoubtedly the foundations were laid for the notable research work and the scholarly outlook for which his name is remembered.

   • 1995, Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, page 24:

     “He writes incredible opinions and becomes an advocate for his position. He is a very scholarly man.”

   • 2014, Louie Giglio, Passion: The Bright Light of Glory, page 186:

     For those of you that are so scholarly and you've been around the Church for so long, you're like, “Clearly, that is a reference to the triune Godhead.”

2. Of or relating to scholastics or scholarship.

• See also Thesaurus:learned

• scholastically

scholarly (comparative more scholarly, superlative most scholarly)

1. (US) In a scholarly manner