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Studyus, Studious, adj. Also: studyws, -yous(se, -eous, stoudious. [ME and e.m.E. studyouse, -iouse (both Wyclif), studious (Gower), L. studiōs-, f. studium Study(e n.]

1. Learned, scholarly, diligent, intent on study. b. Diligent in doing (something). c1420 Wynt. viii 664.
All thir clerkis in thare greis And studyws [C. studyousse, W. wismen] in thare faculteis … Mad fynale delywerans c1460 Wisdom of Solomon (STS) 127.
Al the werkis and polesy that I had gart mak wndir the sone with grete deligens and studeous labore 1513 Doug. i Prol. 309.
So am I to Virgillis text ybund … And thus I am constrenyt … So thocht in my translatioun eloquens skant is Na lusty cast of oratry Virgill wantis My studyus brayn to comprehend his sentens, Leit me nevir taist hys flude of eloquens 1562-3 Winȝet II 48/32.
Quha weil studious of religioun come nocht fleand to him, fra the vtmaist partis of the warld? 1691 Kirk Secr. Commonw. (1964) 214.
Fairies … are said to be … of intelligent studious spiritsb. 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 4.
He was verray … stoudious in bigging of kirkis, sercheing of relictis of sanctis

2. Intent, attentive, full of thought. b. Intent on a purpose, keen to do (something). 15.. Clariodus iii 2081.
Scho him beheld with looke full studious; And quhen scho wist it was Clariodus … scho … him beclipit in hir armis fastb. a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 36.
Bot now, allace, men ar mair studyus To reid the seige of the toun of Tire 1513 Doug. i Prol. 499.
Beis not ourstudyus [Sm. studious, Ruddim. studyous] to spy a moyt in myne e, That in your awyn a ferry boyt can nocht se 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 18.
[Those who] will not, man be studious to live in fre air