Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for STU'DI-OUS
STU'DI-OUS, a. [Fr. studieux; L. studiosus.]
- Given to books or to learning; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar.
- Contemplative; given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation.
- Diligent; eager to discover something, or to effect some object; as, be studious to please; studious to find new friends and allies. – Tickel.
- Attentive to; careful; with of. Divines must become studious of pious and venerable as antiquity. – White.
- Planned with study; deliberate. For the frigid villainy of studious lewdness, for the calm malignity of labored impiety, what apology can be invented? – Rambler.
- Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation; as, the studious shade. Let my due feet never fail, / To walk the studious cloister pale. – Milton. [The latter signification is forced and not much used.]
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