unscholarly
Without intellectual discipline
Unscholarly describes work or behavior that falls short of academic standards—lacking rigor, proper research, or intellectual seriousness.
An unscholarly argument might rely on speculation rather than evidence, or ignore relevant sources: The book's unscholarly treatment of the subject disappointed reviewers.
The word carries a note of professional criticism when applied to academics.
Relating to informal dialogue
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- casualRelaxed and informal
- chattyInclined to converse freely
anecdotal · offhand · breezy · unacademic · nonacademic · journalistic · popularized · accessible
Superficial pursuer of arts
- amateurishLacking professional skill
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- shallowWithout much depth
- sloppyCareless and untidy
careless · slapdash · haphazard · slipshod · inexact · imprecise · unrigorous · uncritical
Lacking necessary knowledge
- uneducatedLacking formal instruction
- unlearnedLacking acquired knowledge
- unletteredUnable to read
- untutoredWithout formal instruction
illiterate · unread · unknowledgeable · uninstructed · unenlightened · benighted · unsophisticated · uncultivated
conversational
Relating to informal dialogue
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- casualRelaxed and informal
chatty · anecdotal · offhand · breezy · unacademic · nonacademic · journalistic · popularized · accessible · layperson
dilettante
Superficial pursuer of arts
- amateurishLacking professional skill
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- shallowWithout much depth
sloppy · careless · slapdash · haphazard · slipshod · inexact · imprecise · unrigorous · uncritical · unsystematic
uninformed
Lacking necessary knowledge
- uneducatedLacking formal instruction
- unlearnedLacking acquired knowledge
- unletteredUnable to read
untutored · illiterate · unread · unknowledgeable · uninstructed · unenlightened · benighted · unsophisticated · uncultivated · unintellectual
unscholarlyscholarly
Marked by serious learning
academic · rigorous · peer-reviewed · methodical · systematic
school, scholar, scholarship, scholarly, scholastic, scholarships, scholastics, scholasticism