studious

[Stu·di*ous]

Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation; as, the studious shade.

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Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar.

Adjective S.
marked by care and effort; "made a studious attempt to fix the television set"

Adjective S.
characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child"

a.
Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar.

a.
Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative.

a.
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.

a.
Planned with study; deliberate; studied.

a.
Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation; as, the studious shade.

Studious

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.

4. Planned with study; deliberate; studied.

For the frigid villainy of studious lewdness, . . . with apology can be invented?

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.

-- Stu"di*ous*ly, adv. -- Stu"di*ous*ness, n.

Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar.

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Usage Examples

The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.

Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns.