scholastically
- adverb
- /skəˈlæs.tɪ.kli/
- There seems little hope of getting rid of Mr. Elliott scholastically.
Examples
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The senior 4x also placed 2nd scholastically and 13th overall.
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We have no problems with you scholastically, Chris, but when it comes to extracurriculars-
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A little investigating turned up that scholastically he was listed as a junior in 1929.
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It looks as though Dad had trouble scholastically, as did I.
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At the end of second grade, Heather rated herself as highly competent scholastically, a perception shared by her parents and her teacher.
Academic text (1996) -
Highlights of this weekend include the novice 4+ placing 2nd scholastically and 12th overall.
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Early pressure to succeed athletically, scholastically, or socially impedes a child's ability to perform.
Academic text (1993) -
She may be quick-witted, but scholastically, she is an uneducated trailer trash high school drop-out, and if she is teaching physiology, it is at Sunday school unless you know different.
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Whereas the Malleus is awkward in its attempt to assert the reality of il Corso, scholastically supposing the opposite at times, Gianfrancesco's text does so with rhetorical ease and clarity.
Academic text (1999) -
The scholarship program helps students excel scholastically by providing additional resources and support.
Synonyms
In a way that is about school or university work and study
In a way that helps people learn
How Academic
- Jargon
Surface Forms
Morphology
scholastically = scholastic (transparent) = scholastic + ally
Formed by a standard adjectival base 'scholastic' plus the adverbial suffix '-ally'; the meaning 'in a scholastic/academic way' is directly derived.
Etymology
The word scholastically comes from an old word that meant 'school' or 'learning', and you can see the same root in school and scholar. So to do something scholastically is to do it 'in a way related to study or school'.