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Webster 1913 Edition
Studious
1.
Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books;
as, a
. studious
scholar2.
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 alliesYou that are so
Of my affairs, wholly neglect your own.
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
– To walk the
studious
cloister’s pale. Milton.
Stu′di-ous-ly
, adv.
Stu′di-ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Studious
STUDIOUS
,Adj.
1.
Given to books or to learning; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as a studious scholar.2.
Contemplative; given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation.3.
Diligent; eager to discover something, or to effect some object; as, be studious to please; studious to find new friends and allies.4.
Attentive to; careful; with of.Divines must become studious of pious and venerable antiquity.
5.
Planned with study; deliberate.For the frigid villany of studious lewdness, for the calm malignity of labored impiety, what apology can be invented?
6.
Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation; as the studious shade.et my due feet never fail, To walk the studious cloister pale. [The latter signification is forced and not much used.]
Definition 2024
studious
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English
Adjective
studious (comparative more studious, superlative most studious)
- Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative.
- Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar.
- 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.
- Planned with study; deliberate; studied.
- Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation; as, the studious shade.
Translations
given to study, reading, etc