Definition of "scholastic" in English

noun

1. (philosophy) A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.

adjective

1. Of or relating to school; academic

   • This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student.

2. (philosophy) Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism

3. Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.