adjective
- not showing the methods, standards, or characteristics expected of a scholar; lacking academic rigor or proper research methods
Examples
- The paper was criticized for its unscholarly approach to citing sources.
- His unscholarly methods included relying on unreliable websites.
- The professor rejected the thesis as unscholarly and poorly researched.
- Making broad generalizations without evidence is unscholarly.
- The article’s unscholarly tone made it unsuitable for academic publication.
- Her unscholarly habits included plagiarizing from multiple sources.