Synonyms: scholarly
Definition: characteristic of scholars or scholarship
Usage: scholarly pursuits; a scholarly treatise; a scholarly attitude
Similar words: academic, donnish, pedantic
Definition: marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
Similar words: bookish, studious
Definition: characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
Usage: a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket; a quiet studious child
Similar words: erudite, learned
Definition: having or showing profound knowledge
Usage: a learned jurist; an erudite professor