well-ascertained
- a word derived from ascertain.
Example Sentences
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And from one well-ascertained position he will proceed to another, until he has traversed the whole ground of the genuineness of the writings, the truth of the story, and the divine authority of the doctrine.
From Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity by Patterson, Robert
Nevertheless there are some well-ascertained and remarkable facts, which, as we shall immediately see, show that the act of crossing in itself undoubtedly tends to increase or re-establish the fertility of hybrids.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles
There is nobody that can be heard for a moment to argue against the plain, obvious, declared, well-ascertained meaning of words.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
These, indeed, do not possess even the degree of evidence which pertains to a well-ascertained empirical law; but admit of refutation on the empirical ground itself, without ascending to causal laws.
From A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II by Mill, John Stuart
But well-ascertained and independent facts allow us to come to certain conclusions which even this scanty evidence is enough to confirm.
From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir
