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knowledgable

[nol-i-juh-buhl] Example Sentences Origin

knowl·edge·a·ble

[nol-i-juh-buhl]
adjective
possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
Also, knowl·edg·a·ble.


Origin:
1600–10; knowledge + -able

knowl·edge·a·bil·i·ty, knowl·edge·a·ble·ness, noun
knowl·edge·a·bly, adverb
non·knowl·edge·a·ble, adjective
qua·si-knowl·edge·a·ble, adjective
qua·si-knowl·edge·a·b·ly, adverb
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un·knowl·edge·a·ble, adjective
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Example Sentences
  • Everyone is ignorant about more than they are knowledgable.
  • They're nothing if not knowledgable about films, as well as talented.
  • When the market becomes more knowledgable this may change.
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knowledgeable or knowledgable (ˈnɒlɪdʒəbəl)
 
adj
possessing or indicating much knowledge
 
knowledgable or knowledgable
 
adj
 
'knowledgeableness or knowledgable
 
n
 
'knowledgableness or knowledgable
 
n
 
'knowledgeably or knowledgable
 
adv
 
'knowledgably or knowledgable
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

knowledgeable
c.1600, "capable of being known;" from knowledge + -able. The modern sense of "having knowledge" is from 1829 and probably a new formation.
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