scholarly vs academic

scholarly is not a noun while academic is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scholarly	No	Yes	No	No
academic	Yes	Yes	No	No

scholarly (noun)	academic (noun)
	an educator who works at a college or university

scholarly (adjective)	academic (adjective)
characteristic of scholars or scholarship	associated with academia or an academy
	marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
	hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result