STUDIOUS, adjective. [Latin]
1. Given to books or to learning; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as a studious scholar.
2. Contemplative; given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation.
3. Diligent; eager to discover something, or to effect some object; as, be studious to please; studious to find new friends and allies.
4. Attentive to; careful with.
5. Planned with study; deliberate.For the frigid villany of studious lewdness, for the calm malignity of labored impiety, what apology can be invented?
There's something about summertime that has a detrimental effect on my productivity. Maybe it's the indelible heat. Maybe it's having a room all to myself. Maybe it's the fact that there's a pool in my backyard.
Or maybe it's just that my tendency to procrastinate is currently in an ideal environment to flourish. Yeah, probably...
