Antonyms of adj scholarly

1 sense of scholarly

Sense 1
scholarly (vs. unscholarly) -- (characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude")

unscholarly (vs. scholarly) -- (not scholarly)
        => unlearned -- (not well learned)
        => unstudious -- (not studious)

Similarity of adj scholarly

1 sense of scholarly

Sense 1
scholarly (vs. unscholarly) -- (characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude")
       => academic, donnish, pedantic -- (marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects)
       => bookish, studious -- (characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child")
       => erudite, learned -- (having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor")
          Also See-> critical#3; intellectual#2; profound#1

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