er·u·dite

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

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ērudītus, equivalent to ērud- (ē- e-1 + 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
un·er·u·dite, adjective
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erudite (ˈɛrʊˌdaɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Word Origin & History

erudite
early 15c., from L. eruditus, pp. of erudire "instruct," from ex- "out" + rudis "unskilled, rude."
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Example sentences
Your essays are erudite but are also accessible and instructive.
The papers were as usual, but one struck me as being exceptionally erudite.
He is erudite in an unsystematic, wised-up sort of way.
Savants found the book dizzyingly erudite, stimulating, and loony.
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