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nonscholarly

nonscholarly

5.3
Not academic or related to formal study
  • adjective
  • /nɑnˈskɑlɚli/
translation icon : no académico

Examples

  • A complete listing of current scholarly and nonscholarly understandings of nationalism would reveal that it is used to denote virtually everything and everyone, however remotely related to nations.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The author wrote a nonscholarly article that was enjoyable to read.

  • Many people prefer nonscholarly books for light reading on weekends.

  • His nonscholarly approach to history made the subject more accessible to children.

Synonyms

nonacademic
vsnonscholarly
1 4.4

Not related to school or study

is about lacking relation to formal study or research rather than general education
nonscholastic
vsnonscholarly
7.0

Not related to school or formal learning

focuses on relation to formal study and scholarship rather than only schools
unacademic
vsnonscholarly
6.1

Not connected with university study or school work

is about not being related to formal study or research rather than suitability
unscholarly
vsnonscholarly
  • Formal
7.0

Not careful or serious enough for academic work

is about absence of relation to study or research rather than lack of rigor

Antonyms

scholarly
  • Formal
47 5.6

Showing careful study and deep knowledge about a subject

How Scholarly

scholarly
  • Formal
47 5.6
academic
383 4.2
nonscholarly
5.3
amateur
175 3.5

Surface Forms

nonscholarly positive

Morphology

nonscholarly = scholarly (transparent) = non + scholar + ly

The prefix 'non-' simply negates the adjective 'scholarly', producing the straightforward meaning 'not scholarly'.

Etymology

The word nonscholarly begins with non- meaning 'not' and ends with scholar, from the same root as the everyday word school, which means someone who studies. So nonscholarly describes writing or work that is 'not academic' or not part of formal study.