informed

[ in-fawrmd ]
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adjective
  1. having or prepared with information or knowledge; apprised: an informed audience that asked intelligent questions.

Origin of informed

1
A late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at inform1, -ed2

Other words from informed

  • in·form·ed·ly [in-fawr-mid-lee], /ɪnˈfɔr mɪd li/, adverb
  • half-in·formed, adjective
  • qua·si-in·formed, adjective
  • un·in·formed, adjective

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How to use informed in a sentence

  • The Baronet, who is close by—for he is a punctual church-goer: it is feudal—says, informedly, "A row in that quarter!"

    It Never Can Happen Again | William De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for informed

informed

/ (ɪnˈfɔːmd) /


adjective
  1. having much knowledge or education; learned or cultured

  2. based on information: an informed judgment

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