What does scholarly mean?

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

Scholarly Definition & Meaning

scholarly

adjective

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

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"I speak scholarly"
Jus Allah — Chessking

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What does scholarly mean?: characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"
What part of speech is scholarly?: Scholarly is an adjective.