Definition of "studious" [stu•di•ous]

• Given to diligent study: a quiet, studious child. (adjective)
• Conducive to study. (adjective)
• Marked by steady attention and effort; assiduous: made a studious attempt to fix the television set. (adjective)
• Giving or evincing careful regard; heedful: "The major . . . was very studious of his appearance” ( H.E. Bates). (adjective)
• Deliberate; contrived. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I could see Aaralyn’s face reflected in the glass, her expression studious and almost cross."
• "This easy accessibility to remake movies by studious is really warped people's minds."
• "The next five years he spent in studious retirement at his father's house."