[skuh-las-tik] 
| 1. | of or pertaining to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to secondary education or schools: a scholastic meet. |
| 3. | pedantic. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to the medieval schoolmen. |
| 5. | (sometimes initial capital letter ) a schoolman, a disciple of the schoolmen, or an adherent of scholasticism. |
| 6. | a pedantic person. |
| 7. | Roman Catholic Church. a student in a scholasticate. |
| scho·las·tic (skə-lās'tĭk) adj.
[Latin scholasticus, from Greek skholastikos, learned, studious, from skholazein, to study, from skholē, school; see segh- in Indo-European roots.] scho·las'ti·cal·ly adv. |