† well-ˈknowing,ppl.a.Obs. Intelligent and well-informed. 1674N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 5 Most well-knowing men have been wary of speaking it out.1709Shaftesbury Moralists i. iii. 30 Knowing as you are (continu'd I) well-knowing and experienc'd in all the Degrees and Orders of Beauty.