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 [nol-i-juh-buhl]   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

Related forms
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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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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knowledgeable
c.1600, "capable of being known;" from knowledge + -able. The modern sense of "having knowledge" is from 1829 and probably a new formation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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