knowledgeable
or knowl·edg·a·ble
possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
Origin of knowledgeable
1Other 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) CrockettThe average Englishman is tremendously knowledgable about his own concerns and monumentally ignorant about all other things.
Europe Revised | Irvin S. CobbShe described, as well as she could remember, her meeting with the knowledgable Mr. Mann.
The Man Who Knew | Edgar WallaceThe man had been a wise fisherman, as knowledgable as any in Ardevora.
Merry-Garden and Other Stories | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchThis 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
knowledgable
/ (ˈnɒlɪdʒəbəl) /
possessing or indicating much knowledge
Derived forms of knowledgeable
- knowledgeableness or knowledgableness, noun
- knowledgeably or knowledgably, adverb
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