well-informed
[wel-in-fawrmd]
- having extensive knowledge, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects.
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Origin of well-informed
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Examples from the Web for well-informed
Contemporary Examples
That we have enough information to put together a well-informed opinion in every controversy.
Even rational, well-informed people seem to find evidence of a decline in violence hard to believe.
He must present himself as a well-informed CEO rather than a managerial Chief Financial Officer.
A well-informed Jewish politico notes that key AIPAC donors were “really exercised.”
A breakthrough came the following year when Davies was contacted by a “good and well-informed person.”
Historical Examples
It would make an ignorant man a well-informed one in less than ten years.
Self-HelpSamuel Smiles
In short, to be a good scout is to be a well-developed, well-informed boy.
Boy Scouts HandbookBoy Scouts of America
He was not a person of much energy of character, but he was sensible and well-informed.
The Settlers in CanadaFrederick Marryat
There are no persons in the community who need to be so wise and well-informed as mothers.
The Wedding RingT. De Witt Talmage
The bland, obsequious, well-informed Ramsay became a great favourite.
Art in EnglandDutton Cook
well-informed
- having knowledge about a great variety of subjectshe seems to be a well-informed person
- possessing reliable information on a particular subject
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