a. Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite; well-informed;
The learnedlover lost no time. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Men of much reading are greatly learned, but may be little knowing. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
Words of learned length and thundering sound. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
The learned,
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Every coxcomb swears as learnedly as they. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. profound knowledge.