erudite

[er-yoo-dahyt, er-oo-] Origin

er·u·dite

[er-yoo-dahyt, er-oo-]
adjective
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly: an erudite professor; an erudite commentary.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ērudītus, equivalent to ērud- (ē- e- + rud- unformed, rough, rude) + -ītus -ite2

er·u·dite·ly, adverb
er·u·dite·ness, noun
non·er·u·dite, adjective
non·er·u·dite·ly, adverb
non·er·u·dite·ness, noun
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un·er·u·dite, adjective
COLLAPSE


educated, knowledgeable; wise, sapient.

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erudite (ˈɛrʊˌdaɪt)
 
adj
having or showing extensive scholarship; learned
 
[C15: from Latin ērudītus, from ērudīre to polish, from ex-1 + rudis unpolished, rough]
 
'eruditely
 
adv
 
erudition
 
n
 
'eruditeness
 
n

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erudite
early 15c., from L. eruditus, pp. of erudire "instruct," from ex- "out" + rudis "unskilled, rude."
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