erudite
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yʊˌdaɪt, ˈɛr adjective
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly: an erudite professor; an erudite commentary. Synonyms: educated, knowledgeable; wise, sapient.
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| —adj | |
| having or showing extensive scholarship; learned | |
| [C15: from Latin ērudītus, from ērudīre to polish, from | |
| '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
Soon, classificational languages were springing up like erudite crabgrass.
The book is learned, even erudite, and sure to be controversial.
What binds these erudite poems is their restlessness.
Such profound questions are often asked, but too often are followed by erudite answers from someone who claims to know.
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