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Erudite (adjective)

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Learned or scholarly; characterized by deep and extensive knowledge.

Derived from the Latin preposition ex (“out of”) and the Latin adjective rudis (“unpolished,

rough, unlearned”). Those who are erudite are literally “brought out of a rough, raw, unlearned state”—polished through education.

Synonyms for erudite include lettered, brainy, scholarly, and learned.

Front	Erudite (adjective)
Back	Learned or scholarly; characterized by deep and extensive knowledge. Derived from the Latin preposition ex (“out of”) and the Latin adjective rudis (“unpolished, rough, unlearned”). Those who are erudite are literally “brought out of a rough, raw, unlearned state”—polished through education. Synonyms for erudite include lettered, brainy, scholarly, and learned.

Erudite Rough Adjective Learned Scholarly Characterized Deep Extensive