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[ wel -in-fawrmd ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈwɛl ɪnˈfɔrmd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective having extensive knowledge, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects.
Origin of well-informed late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Words nearby well-informed wellhouse, well-hung, wellies, well-illustrated, well in, well-informed , Wellingborough, Wellington, Wellington boot, Wellington boots, Wellington, duke of
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Example sentences from the Web for well-informed That we have enough information to put together a well-informed opinion in every controversy.
Who Gets To Talk About Israel? | Emily L. Hauser| December 7, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Even rational, well-informed people seem to find evidence of a decline in violence hard to believe.
Despite Viral Attack Video, British Crime Rates Are Down | Peter Jukes| November 25, 2012| DAILY BEAST
He must present himself as a well-informed CEO rather than a managerial Chief Financial Officer.
Brett O’Donnell’s Guide to Tonight’s Veep Debate | Brett O’Donnell| October 11, 2012| DAILY BEAST
A well-informed Jewish politico notes that key AIPAC donors were “really exercised.”
The Real Jerusalem Platform Fight | Peter Beinart| September 14, 2012| DAILY BEAST
A breakthrough came the following year when Davies was contacted by a “good and well-informed person.”
The Man Who Busted Murdoch | William Underhill| July 17, 2011| DAILY BEAST
George thought the Prince very clever and well-informed at Windsor; and his character always comes out honest.
Miss Eden's Letters | Emily Eden
Well-informed in all things, the Devil must have known that my friend would gain nothing by his visit to futurity.
Well-informed and intelligent spectres, of course (unless they had some private end in view), steer clear of inns altogether.
Old Country Inns of England | Henry P. Maskell
But that sarcastic and well-informed young gentleman is hardly heard in the laughing commotion.
Donald and Dorothy | Mary Mapes Dodge
"Rising five pounds every year," said the well-informed Amelia.
The Small House at Allington | Anthony Trollope
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British Dictionary definitions for well-informed adjective (well informed when postpositive) having knowledge about a great variety of subjects he seems to be a well-informed person
possessing reliable information on a particular subject
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Words related to well-informed knowledgeable, educated, intelligent, aware, trained, versed, with it, in the know, schooled