erudite
erudite
Definition
eru·dite (er′yo̵̅o̅ dīt′, er′o̵̅o̅-; er′yə-, er′ə-)
adjective
having or showing a wide knowledge gained from reading; learned; scholarly
Etymology: ME erudit < L eruditus, pp. of erudire, to instruct, lit., free from roughness < e-, out + rudis, rude
er′u·dite′ly adverb
erudite
Synonyms
erudite
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- scholar: It goes way beyond what even the most erudite scholar could possibly have known about in its entirety.
- discussion: I have not plowed through one of your erudite discussions for quite some time.
- man: This week Irvine, an erudite man, was making just that point.
- book: They tend to opt for very erudite books which some of us find unreadable.
- work: This is, in sum, a truly stimulating and erudite work.
- study: Such conclusion doesnât need any erudite study in comparative politics, itâs more than enough with the experience of the EZLN in similar matters.
Modifying Another Word
- very: They tend to opt for very erudite books which some of us find unreadable.
- extremely: Griffiths says: " I'd say what we do is extremely erudite, extremely high culture.
- obscurely: It is dazzlingly and sometimes obscurely erudite yet with a clear and coherent argument that challenges our current commonsense views about communication.
- surprisingly: Academic Info Academic info is a good gateway type site, easy to use and surprisingly erudite.
- equally: So the Chinese sages, as far back as 4,000 years ago, pre-empted Spencer Brown's equally erudite and elegant theory.
- fairly: Despite this key difference, we see that both characters are fairly erudite Victorian women.
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