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un knowledgeable
knowl·edge·a·ble
/
ˈnɒl
ɪ
dʒə
bəl
/
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nol
-i-j
uh
-b
uh
l
]
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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
un·knowl·edge·a·ble,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
knowledgeable
or
knowledgable
(ˈnɒlɪdʒəb
ə
l)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Etymonline
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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