Antonyms for studiously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : stoo-dee-uh s, styoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstu di əs, ˈstyu-


Definition of studiously

Origin :
  • mid-14c. (implied in studiously), from Latin studiosus, from studium (see study). Related: Studiousness.
  • As in busily : adv actively; intently
  • As in deliberately : adv intentionally
  • As in designedly : adv intentionally
Example sentences :
  • Avoid then, studiously avoid, whatever leads to the way of death.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • He prepared his effects as studiously and almost as dexterously as Dumas himself.
  • Extract from : « Views and Reviews » by William Ernest Henley
  • He studiously prevented any other individual from becoming the Petronius of the circle.
  • Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • And why, before that, had he been so studiously reticent as to her affairs?
  • Extract from : « Miss Mackenzie » by Anthony Trollope
  • Arrangements to this effect had been studiously made by myself.
  • Extract from : « The Fixed Period » by Anthony Trollope
  • He had, in fact, studiously refrained from looking at her throughout the journey.
  • Extract from : « Penny of Top Hill Trail » by Belle Kanaris Maniates
  • She studiously avoided any discussion, of the status she had established.
  • Extract from : « Making People Happy » by Thompson Buchanan
  • He would as studiously avoid her hereafter, and she should know it.
  • Extract from : « Clarence » by Bret Harte
  • As a boy Richard hated this picture, studiously avoided the sight of it.
  • Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
  • In a few days she received a reply, studiously polite and cold.
  • Extract from : « A Simpleton » by Charles Reade

Synonyms for studiously

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