erudite
having or showing deep, scholarly knowledge
Word origin: From Latin eruditus, instructed, from e-, out of, plus rudis, untrained.
Erudite in a sentence
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His erudite footnotes drew on sources in five languages.
Her erudite footnotes ranged from medieval law to modern game theory without ever losing the thread.
Using “erudite” well
Erudite praises deep, scholarly learning, usually book-derived knowledge. It is more formal than smart and applies to people and to the works they produce.
More GRE words starting with E
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drawing from a wide and diverse range of sources or styles
to deprive of importance or overshadow by being superior
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