Studiously
['studɪəsli]
Definition
(adv.) in a studious manner; 'she examined the data studiously'.
Editor: Sonya--From WordNet
Examples
- And in catalepsy and a dead trance, I studiously held the quick of my nature. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She studiously shut out all prospect of the future, and cradled her heart in present blessings. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- But perhaps he will not come; he may write, or he may come himself, and studiously abstain from meeting me--he did when he went away. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The youth read studiously; he slowly broke his bread and sipped his milk. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Editor: Sonya