well-read

[ wel-red ]

/ ˈwɛlˈrɛd /

having read extensively (sometimes followed by in): well-read in oceanography.

Origin of well-read

First recorded in 1590–1600

While quick on his feet, funny, pointed and well-read, Stewart is a Manhattanite through and through.

Jon Stewart and 'Meet The Press' Would Have Been One Unhappy Marriage |Lloyd Grove |October 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Your audience is more sophisticated and well-read, and they know who Jim Cameron and Robert Rodriguez are.

Jessica Alba on 'Sin City,' Typecasting, and How Homophobia Pushed Her Away From the Church |Marlow Stern |August 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She was well-read, articulate and interested in current affairs.

A Tinderbox Waiting for a Match |Gavin Knight |August 11, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
They are the record of a stubborn, prejudiced, well-trained musician and well-read man, one who was not devoid of irony.

Old Fogy |James Huneker

Though Mr. Ramsay, her builder, was a ship carpenter, he was a very intelligent and well-read man.

The Yacht Club |Oliver Optic
He was well-read too, in several languages, especially in French, and his excellent memory stood him in good stead.

Oscar Wilde, Volume 1 (of 2) |Frank Harris
He was well-read, very decided in his views that the people were made to be governed, not to govern.

Louis Philippe |John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
But, in addition, he was an extremely clever and well-read man and a most interesting talker.

Life in an Indian Outpost |Gordon Casserly

well-read

/ (ˈwɛlˈrɛd) /

having read widely and intelligently; erudite