studious
Example Sentences
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If it was, it was not because I was particularly studious.
From Literature
She and some of her friends had formed a vacation study group to prepare for their transition to junior high in September, and she’d suddenly become more studious than she ever was during term time.
From Literature
Marcus had a studious, sober nature that showed itself even in youth and young adulthood.
His parents, who had a business making school uniforms, hoped their studious young son would one day become a rabbi.
The AFP news agency describes him as "reserved" while South Africa's Mail & Guardian wrote that "friends say he is a studious man, more at ease with books than political rallies".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
