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learnedly

[lur-nid for 1–3; lurnd for 4]

learn·ed

[lur-nid for 1–3; lurnd for 4]
adjective
1.
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
2.
connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge, especially of a scholarly nature: a learned journal.
3.
of or showing learning or knowledge; well-informed: learned in the ways of the world.
4.
acquired by experience, study, etc.: learned behavior.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English lerned. See learn, -ed2

learn·ed·ly, adverb
learn·ed·ness, noun
half-learned, adjective
half-learn·ed·ly, adverb
o·ver·learn·ed, adjective
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o·ver·learn·ed·ly, adverb
o·ver·learn·ed·ness, noun
well-learned, adjective
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learned (ˈlɜːnɪd)
 
adj
1.  having great knowledge or erudition
2.  involving or characterized by scholarship
3.  (prenominal) a title applied in referring to a member of the legal profession, esp to a barrister: my learned friend
 
'learnedly
 
adv
 
'learnedness
 
n

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