well-learned
Americanadjective
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practiced to the point of becoming instinctive.
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memorized in depth.
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having a particularly good education in and comprehensive knowledge of a topic.
Example Sentences
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Macpherson’s book, in which she shares “her hard-earned, well-learned wisdoms,” will be published in the U.S. on Nov. 19.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2024
Memory for well-learned facts last longer, but these skills eventually wane, too.
From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2022
The same goes for Jesse Plemons’s character — when he hears about anthrax, he knows Phil would never touch anything that has anthrax because he’s so well-learned in those areas.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021
Presumably lessons from the Mario movie and the old Zelda show will be well-learned, and with Netflix’s team handling things, perhaps disaster can be avoided.
From Forbes • Feb. 6, 2015
Sheik Salah was the son of a pundit at Delhi, and was well-learned in Persian and Arabic.
From Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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