Meaning of studious in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈst(j)udiəs/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    studious

    Definitions

    1. marked by care and effort

    Examples

    • « made a studious attempt to fix the television set »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading

    Examples

    • « a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket »
    • « a quiet studious child »

    Synonyms

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  • « Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns. »
    William Penn
  • « I was very studious, too much. I would never go out at weekends. I was very serious. You should have seen me in class - I was blushing and sweating every time the teacher asked me something. »
    Eva Green
  • « Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious. »
    Ambrose Bierce
  • « The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged. »
    William Cowper

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