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well-learned

American  
[wel lurnd] / ˈwɛl ˈlɜrnd /

adjective

  1. practiced to the point of becoming instinctive.

  2. memorized in depth.

  3. having a particularly good education in and comprehensive knowledge of a topic.


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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