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erudite Definition

eru·dite (eryo̵̅o̅ dīt′, ero̵̅o̅-; eryə-, erə-)

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

erudite Related Forms
eru·dite′ly adverb
erudite Synonyms

erudite

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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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