About The Word Studious
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What's The Definition Of Studious?
[adj] marked by care and effort; "made a studious attempt to fix the television set"
[adj] characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child" Synonyms | Synonyms for Studious: bookish | careful | scholarly Related Terms | Find terms related to Studious: See Also | Studious In Webster's Dictionary \Stu"di*ous\, a. [L. studious: cf. F. studieux. See
{Study}.]
1. Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge
from books; as, a studious scholar.
2. Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by
contemplation; contemplative. --Locke.
3. Earnest in endeavors; aiming sedulously; attentive;
observant; diligent; -- usually followed by an infinitive
or by of; as, be studious to please; studious to find new
friends and allies.
You that are so studious Of my affairs, wholly
neglect your own. --Massinger.
4. Planned with study; deliberate; studied.
For the frigid villainy of studious lewdness, . . .
with apology can be invented? --Rambler.
5. Favorable to study; suitable for thought and
contemplation; as, the studious shade. [Poetic]
But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious
cloister's pale. --Milton.
-- {Stu"di*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Stu"di*ous*ness}, n.
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