scholarly Definition

scholar
noun

1. A learned person, especially an academic.

Thesaurus: academic, professor, authority, intellectual, sage, savant, philosopher; Antonym: illiterate, ignoramus, philistine.
2. A person who studies; a pupil or student.

Thesaurus: student, pupil, apprentice, disciple.
3. A person receiving a scholarship.
4. During times of less widespread education: a person who could read and write, or a learned person.
5. A person with extensive learning and knowledge, particularly in Greek and Latin, or with a scrupulous and critical approach to learning.

Derivative: scholarliness
noun

Derivative: scholarly
adj

Learned or knowledgeable
Thesaurus: educated, learned, erudite, intellectual, cultured, studious, critical, analytical; Antonym: illiterate.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon scolere, from French escoler, from Latin scholaris.