- marked by care and effort
"made a studious attempt to fix the television set"

- characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
"a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"
"a quiet studious child"

1. Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar.

2. Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative. Locke.

3. Earnest in endeavors; aiming sedulously; attentive; observant; diligent; -- usually followed by an infinitive or by of; as, be studious to please; studious to find new friends and allies.

"You that are so studious Of my affairs, wholly neglect your own." -- Massinger.

4. Planned with study; deliberate; studied.

"For the frigid villainy of studious lewdness, . . . with apology can be invented?" -- Rambler.

5. Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation; as, the studious shade. [Poetic]

"But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloister's pale." -- Milton.

-- Stu"di*ous*ly, adv. -- Stu"di*ous*ness, n.