knowledgeable

or knowl·edg·a·ble

[ nol-i-juh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.

Origin of knowledgeable

1
First recorded in 1600–10; knowledge + -able

Other words from knowledgeable

  • 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·bly, adverb
  • un·knowl·edge·a·ble, adjective

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How to use knowledgeable in a sentence

  • But Hugh Boy was silent as to what he thought of his first knowledgable kiss.

    Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City | S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
  • The average Englishman is tremendously knowledgable about his own concerns and monumentally ignorant about all other things.

    Europe Revised | Irvin S. Cobb
  • She described, as well as she could remember, her meeting with the knowledgable Mr. Mann.

    The Man Who Knew | Edgar Wallace
  • The man had been a wise fisherman, as knowledgable as any in Ardevora.

    Merry-Garden and Other Stories | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • This comes from a very knowledgable member of the Government outside the Cabinet.

    Ireland and the Home Rule Movement | Michael F. J. McDonnell

British Dictionary definitions for knowledgeable

knowledgeable

knowledgable

/ (ˈnɒlɪdʒəbəl) /


adjective
  1. possessing or indicating much knowledge

Derived forms of knowledgeable

  • knowledgeableness or knowledgableness, noun
  • knowledgeably or knowledgably, adverb

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