Origin: Latin
suffix -ous
Studious has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
marked by care and effort
"made a studious attempt to fix the television set"
2
characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
"a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"
"a quiet studious child"
3
Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative.
Example Sentences
"made a studious attempt to fix the television set"
adjective
"a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"
adjective
"a quiet studious child"
adjective