studious Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite marked by care and effort
    • made a studious attempt to fix the television set
  2. adjective satellite characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
    bookish.
    • a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket
    • a quiet studious child

WordNet

Stu"di*ous adjective
Etymology
L. studious: cf. F. studieux. See Study.
Definitions
  1. Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar.
  2. Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative. Locke.
  3. Earnest in endeavors; aiming sedulously; attentive; observant; diligent; -- usually followed by an infinitive or by of; as, be studious to please; studious to find new friends and allies.
    You that are so studious Of my affairs, wholly neglect your own. Massinger.
  4. Planned with study; deliberate; studied.
    For the frigid villainy of studious lewdness, . . . with apology can be invented? Rambler.
  5. Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation; as, the studious shade. Poetic
    But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloister's pale. Milton.
    -- Stu"di*ous*ly, adv. -- Stu"di*ous*ness, n.

Webster 1913