well-learned
Americanadjective
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practiced to the point of becoming instinctive.
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memorized in depth.
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having a particularly good education in and comprehensive knowledge of a topic.
Example Sentences
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According to Riesenhuber, transferring a well-learned skill into the temporal cortex frees the prefrontal cortex to focus on new challenges, allowing existing knowledge to serve as the foundation for future learning.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Macpherson’s book, in which she shares “her hard-earned, well-learned wisdoms,” will be published in the U.S. on Nov. 19.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024
Memory for well-learned facts last longer, but these skills eventually wane, too.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2022
The same goes for Jesse Plemons’s character — when he hears about anthrax, he knows Phil would never touch anything that has anthrax because he’s so well-learned in those areas.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
The Lieutenant sat at the crude table in the center of the small room and talked rapidly, as one rehearsing a well-learned lesson.
From The Lighted Match by Schabelitz, R. F.
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