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studious

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stu·di·ous  (std-s, sty-)
adj.
1.
a. Given to diligent study: a quiet, studious child.
b. Conducive to study.
2. Marked by steady attention and effort; assiduous: made a studious attempt to fix the television set.
3. Giving or evincing careful regard; heedful: "The major . . . was very studious of his appearance" H.E. Bates.
4. Deliberate; contrived.

[Middle English, from Latin studisus, from studium, eagerness; see study.]

studi·ous·ly adv.
studi·ous·ness n.

studious [styoo-dee-uss]
Adjective
1. serious, thoughtful, and hard-working
2. precise, careful, or deliberate [Latin studiosus devoted to]
studiously adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.studious - marked by care and effort; "made a studious attempt to fix the television set"
careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"
2.studious - characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child"
scholarly - characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"

studious
adjective 1. scholarly, academic, intellectual, serious, earnest, hard-working, thoughtful, reflective, diligent, meditative, bookish, assiduous, sedulous << OPPOSITE unacademic
Translations
Spanish studious [ˈstjuːdɪəs] adjestudioso (= studied); calculado
French studious [ˈstjuːdɪəs] adjstudieux/euse, appliqué(e) (= studied); étudié(e)
German studious [ˈstjuːdɪəs] adjlernbegierig
Italian studious [ˈstjuːdɪəs] adjstudioso/a (= studied); studiato/a, voluto/a

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Doubtless the good man has spent many a studious hour in this old chair, either penning a sermon or reading some abstruse book of theology, till midnight came upon him unawares.
But the former aspect of an intellectual and studious man, calm and quiet, which was what she best remembered in him, had altogether vanished, and been succeeded by a eager, searching, almost fierce, yet carefully guarded look.
Lorry could distinctly see), though still very pale, was calmly studious and attentive.
 
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