well-informed

American  

[wel-in-fawrmd] / ˈwɛl ɪnˈfɔrmd /

adjective

1. having extensive knowledge, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects.

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well-informed British  

adjective

1. having knowledge about a great variety of subjects

   he seems to be a well-informed person

2. possessing reliable information on a particular subject

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Etymology

Origin of well-informed

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

Kennedy is absolutely right that this system needs reform — but his prescriptions aren’t well-informed by evidence and seem poised to exacerbate the problem.

From Salon

He added that the teenage Farage was "very well-informed" and "had a sense of history and politics already at that time".

From BBC

So, too, is the way he manages to appear well-informed on the variety of injustices he speaks against as he tries to build bridges in places like the United Arab Emirates.

From New York Times

Twitter, in its heyday, revealed that brilliant and well-informed people are everywhere, most of them aren’t famous, and sometimes they’d appear in your mentions in the dead of night.

From Los Angeles Times

A well-informed source told me that Saddam Hussein maintained leverage over Aziz by keeping his son in jeopardy of imprisonment or worse, to ensure that Aziz would not defect or otherwise step out of line.

From Salon

Related Words

• educated
• intelligent
• knowledgeable