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semischolarly

semischolarly adjective: partly scholarly; having some aspects of scholarship but not others.

Adjective

semischolarly (not comparable)

  1. Partly scholarly; having some aspects of scholarship but not others.
    • a semischolarly biography

Origin of semischolarly

From semi- + scholarly.

Questions about semischolarly

What does semischolarly mean?
Semischolarly means partly scholarly; having some aspects of scholarship but not others.
What part of speech is semischolarly?
Semischolarly is an adjective.

Words near semischolarly in the dictionary

  1. semisavagery
  2. semisavages
  3. semisavoy
  4. semiscenic
  5. semischistose
  6. semischolarly
  7. semischolastic
  8. semiscientific
  9. semiscripted
  10. semiseafaring
  11. semiseasonal

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