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
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
Then he listened with half-parted lips to his music as played by the well-instructed Sir Thomas.
From Time Magazine Archive
To nobody, however, was the question, what to wear, more interesting than to Phœbe, junior, who was a very well-instructed young woman, and even on the point of dress had theories of her own.
From Phoebe, Junior by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The wise man—the trusted of Washington—the able statesman—who early pointed out the way to internal improvement in the State of New-York, only needs an impartial and well-instructed biographer to be duly known.
From Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches by Various
