educated

[ ej-oo-key-tid ]

/ ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪd /

having undergone education: educated people.

characterized by or displaying qualities of culture and learning.

based on some information or experience: an educated estimate of next year's sales.

Origin of educated

First recorded in 1660–70; educate + -ed²

half-ed·u·cat·ed, adjective non·ed·u·cat·ed, adjective qua·si-ed·u·cat·ed, adjective su·per·ed·u·cat·ed, adjective

un·der·ed·u·cat·ed, adjective well-ed·u·cat·ed, adjective

So the well-educated TSI visitors follow a rule: “Within these walls, we never talk politics.”

Where Chechens Go to Escape Their Surreal Past—and Risky Present |Anna Nemtsova |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“He said he wanted to help models and actors who were well-educated, who could do something else,” Allison told the Daily News.

Bill Cosby’s Long List of Accusers (So Far): 18 Alleged Sexual Assault Victims Between 1965-2004 |Marlow Stern |November 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They represent a benchmark for what an average, well-educated student on track for college should know.

The Incredibly Stupid War on the Common Core |Charles Upton Sahm |April 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But beyond that, we consider ourselves (and are widely considered by others) to be a well-educated lot.

Dear Jews: Stop Trying to Make People Shut Up |Emily L. Hauser |December 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

But in reality many of these metropolitan areas are also leading the nation in growing their number of well-educated arrivals.

Houston Rising—Why the Next Great American Cities Aren’t What You Think |Joel Kotkin |April 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The father of Mark Woolston (or Wooster) was a physician, and, for the country and age, was a well-educated and skilful man.

The Crater |James Fenimore Cooper
But now she's a well-educated and clever young lady, and she has got far beyond me—'

In the Year of Jubilee |George Gissing
They were well-educated and most charming girls, and Marjory dispensed tea like a duchess.

John Brown |Captain R. W. Campbell
The singer should be a well-educated man, and he should know at least one other language beside his native tongue.

Advice to Singers |Frederick James Crowest
An administration so ill-conducted could not escape the remarks of a well-educated and intelligent city.

Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II, Volume II |Henry Hallam

educated

/ (ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd) /

having an education, esp a good one

displaying culture, taste, and knowledge; cultivated

(prenominal) based on experience or information (esp in the phrase an educated guess)