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  • adjective Not scholarly.

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non- +‎ scholarly

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Examples

  • We've had a nonscholarly relationship for many years, but I don't think I'll ever shake my desire to be head-patted by him.

    Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2009

  • Government auditors claim the school used millions of taxpayer dollars earmarked for research on such nonscholarly pursuits as the upkeep of the mausoleum that houses the remains of founders Leland and Jane Stanford and their son Leland Jr.

    Showing Its Age 2008

  • Outraged by the nonscholarly approach of Afrocentric writers, she somewhat naïvely imagined that facts would put their extreme theories to rest.

    The Hazards of Telling the Truth 2008

  • Summary: “A nonscholarly, nonfiction presentation of hundreds of unusual facts from the Bible”—Provided by publisher.

    Mysteries & Intrigues of the Bible Howard Books 2007

  • Summary: “A nonscholarly, nonfiction presentation of hundreds of unusual facts from the Bible”—Provided by publisher.

    Mysteries & Intrigues of the Bible Howard Books 2007

  • Yet my experience shows how questions of a nonscholarly nature can lead to regrettable lapses.

    Half the Fun MacDougall, Ian 2007

  • Summary: “A nonscholarly, nonfiction presentation of hundreds of unusual facts from the Bible”—Provided by publisher.

    Mysteries & Intrigues of the Bible Howard Books 2007

  • Summary: “A nonscholarly, nonfiction presentation of hundreds of unusual facts from the Bible”—Provided by publisher.

    Mysteries & Intrigues of the Bible Howard Books 2007

  • It is possible, at a minimum, to evaluate legal scholarship according to (1) the practical difficulty or intellectual beauty of its methodology, (2) its intended audience, (3) the value added by the scholar relative to the work of a nonscholarly legal professional, or (4) its overall value, either to a specialized field or to society at large.

    Archive 2006-09-01 2006

  • It is possible, at a minimum, to evaluate legal scholarship according to (1) the practical difficulty or intellectual beauty of its methodology, (2) its intended audience, (3) the value added by the scholar relative to the work of a nonscholarly legal professional, or (4) its overall value, either to a specialized field or to society at large.

    Scholarly hierarchies: further thoughts 2006

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