SCHOLASTICALLY

scholastically

(adverb) with respect to scholastic activities; “scholastically apt”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

scholastically (comparative more scholastically, superlative most scholastically)

in a scholastic manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Scho*las"tic*al*ly, adv.

Definition: In a scholastic manner.

SCHOLASTIC

Scho*las"tic, a. Etym: [L. scholasticus, Gr. scholastique, scolastique. See School.]

1. Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning. Sir K. Digby.

2. Of or pertaining to the schoolmen and divines of the Middle Ages (see Schoolman); as, scholastic divinity or theology; scholastic philosophy. Locke.

3. Hence, characterized by excessive subtilty, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.

Scho*las"tic, n.

1. One who adheres to the method or subtilties of the schools. Milton.

2. (R.C.Ch.)

Definition: See the Note under Jesuit.

SCHOLASTICAL

Scho*las"tic*al, a. & n.

Definition: Scholastic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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