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well-grounded

American  
[wel-groun-did] / ˈwɛlˈgraʊn dɪd /

adjective

  1. based on good reasons; well-founded.

    His opposition to the scheme is well-grounded.

  2. well or thoroughly instructed in the basic principles of a subject.

    She is well-grounded in mathematics.
well-grounded British  

adjective

  1. well instructed in the basic elements of a subject

  2. another term for well-founded

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of well-grounded

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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