instruct
verb (used with object)
well-instructed
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a word derived from
instruct.
Example Sentences
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His own marriage, to a physician's daughter, was childless; about the only thing he notes about his wife Elizabeth is her fondness for an "excellent and well-instructed parrot".
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2012
Then he listened with half-parted lips to his music as played by the well-instructed Sir Thomas.
From Time Magazine Archive
Only a well-instructed and coolheaded diver can be expected to repress the powerful instinct to hold his breath on making his way to the surface.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many a sad and serious hour have we read d'Israeli, and many a lesson may all lovers of literature learn from his well-instructed books.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde
The particular procedure leaves research In the lurch, But, apparently, this matter-moulded form Is a kind of outer plaster, Which a well-instructed Master Can remove without disaster When he's warm.
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
