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"scholarly" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often academic (8 letters).
Definitions
Related to serious study, research, or academic work.
Word origin
From scholar + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“Here undoubtedly the foundations were laid for the notable research work and the scholarly outlook for which his name is remembered.”
““He writes incredible opinions and becomes an advocate for his position. He is a very scholarly man.””
“For those of you that are so scholarly and you've been around the Church for so long, you're like, “Clearly, that is a reference to the triune Godhead.””
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Like serious study”9 letters
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