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   studious

   /ˈstjuːdɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. spending a lot of time studying or reading: "he was quiet and studious" Similar scholarlyacademicbookishbook-lovingintellectualeruditelearneddonnishseriousearnestthoughtfulcerebralinformal:brainyswotty
   • 2. done deliberately or with a purpose in mind: "his studious absence from public view" Similar deliberatewilfulconsciouscalculatedintentionalvolitionaldesignedmanneredmeasuredstudiedknowingpurposefulcontrivedartificialOpposite naturalspontaneous
   • ▪ showing great care or attention: "he made a studious inspection of the buffet" Similar diligentcarefulattentiveindustriousassiduouspainstakingthoroughmeticulouspunctiliouszealoussedulousheedfularchaic:niceOpposite carelessnegligent

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin studiosus, from studium ‘painstaking application’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. studiousness noun

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