knowledgeable

or knowl·edg·a·ble

[ nol-i-juh-buh l ]
/ ˈnɒl ɪ dʒə bəl /

adjective

possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.

Origin of knowledgeable

First recorded in 1600–10; knowledge + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM knowledgeable

Words nearby knowledgeable

knowledge economy, knowledge engineering, knowledge is power, knowledge worker, knowledge-based system, knowledgeable, knowles, known, known quantity, knowsley, knox

Example sentences from the Web for knowledgable

  • She described, as well as she could remember, her meeting with the knowledgable Mr. Mann.

    The Man Who Knew |Edgar Wallace

  • The man had been a wise fisherman, as knowledgable as any in Ardevora.

    Merry-Garden and Other Stories |Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

  • But Hugh Boy was silent as to what he thought of his first knowledgable kiss.

    Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City |S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for knowledgable

knowledgeable

knowledgable

/ (ˈnɒlɪdʒəbəl) /

adjective

possessing or indicating much knowledge

Derived forms of knowledgeable

knowledgeableness or knowledgableness, noun knowledgeably or knowledgably, adverb