Emily Dickinson Lexicon

STU'DI-OUS, a. [Fr. studieux; L. studiosus.]

1. Given to books or to learning; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar.
2. Contemplative; given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation.
3. Diligent; eager to discover something, or to effect some object; as, be studious to please; studious to find new friends and allies. – Tickel.
4. Attentive to; careful; with of. Divines must become studious of pious and venerable as antiquity. – White.
5. Planned with study; deliberate. For the frigid villainy of studious lewdness, for the calm malignity of labored impiety, what apology can be invented? – Rambler.
6. 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.]