Each of the answers here has appeared in puzzles that featured “Scholarly” or its close variant, giving you options based on previously accepted crossword solutions.
Answers:
- STUDIOUS
- LEARNED
- LITERATE
- ERUDITE
- ACADEMIC
- HIGHBROW
- BOOKISH
- WELLREAD
- INTELLECTUAL
Synonyms and Definitions
STUDIOUS
- Synonyms: bookish
LEARNED
- Synonyms: acquire, ascertain, check, con, conditioned, determine, discover, erudite, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, instruct, knowing, knowledgeable, larn, learn, lettered, memorise, memorize, pick up, read, see, study, take, teach, watch, well-educated, well-read
LITERATE
- Synonyms: literate person
ERUDITE
- Synonyms: learned
ACADEMIC
- Synonyms: academician, donnish, faculty member, pedantic
HIGHBROW
- Synonyms: highbrowed
BOOKISH
- Synonyms: studious
INTELLECTUAL
- Synonyms: cerebral, intellect, noetic, rational