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knowledgeable, a.|ˈnɒlɪdʒəb(ə)l|
Also knowledgable.
[f. knowledge n. and v. + -able.]
†1. [From the verb.] Capable of being perceived or recognized; recognizable; noticeable. Obs.
1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 575 Let him but set up a stick or staffe, or some such other knowledgable mark, in the middle space betwixt him and the Wolf, and it will scare him away. 1619T. Milles tr. Mexia's, etc. Treas. Anc. & Mod. T. 49 They took a branch cut off from a fruite tree, which they would cut into diuers peeces, with certaine very knowledgable markes made vpon them.
2. [From the n.] Possessing or showing knowledge or mental capacity; well-informed; intelligent. Also, cognisant of.
1829G. Griffin Collegians (ed. 2) I. xi. 233 She went..to Shaun Lauther, the knowledgeable man, and put a half-a-crown into his hand, and asked his advice. 1831S. Lover Leg. Irel. 45 ‘A gintleman like you, that ought to be knowledgable’. 1854Mrs. Gaskell North & S. xxviii, ‘If yo, sir, or any other knowledgable patient man..says he'll larn me what the words mean..why, in time I may get to see the truth of it’. 1859W. H. Gregory Egypt II. 17 A very intelligent, knowledgeable man, thoroughly understanding the business and the machinery. 1897Spectator 18 Sept. 367 Inquiries..conducted in a careful, a reasonable, and a knowledgeable spirit. 1901Academy 21 Sept. 240/2 The review..is not only able and knowledgable; it is also..fair. 1903Daily Chron. 4 Aug. 3/2 His manner is so knowledgable and convincing that they will question nothing of his theories. 1905Westm. Gaz. 2 Feb. 2/1 If any official English politician has a knowledgable opinion of how these Powers are likely to combine or to clash..he should be sought. 1908Daily Chron. 13 Feb. 5/7 All ‘knowledgable opinion’..is against the Bill. 1945Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. I. 423 The English have many counter-words that fail to make the Atlantic journey, e.g., knowledgeable. 1955Sci. Amer. June 102/2 It will be a great day for mankind when we become equally knowledgeable about the lives of microbes. 1973Times 31 July 6/7 Mr Dean drew the erroneous conclusion that the President was fully knowledgeable of the cover-up at the time of the March 13 meeting.
Hence knowledgeaˈbility; ˈknowledgeableness; ˈknowledgeably adv.
1865Pall Mall G. 21 Aug. 3/1 Many's the lady they've beguiled—there is fifty-six sorts of Patience as can be played with 'em [cards] on a tea-tray placed knowledgeably on the bed. 1886Illustr. Lond. News 6 Mar. 232/3 Feelings of sympathy and good-fellowship, which almost took the place of ‘knowledgeableness’ in art matters. 1946Time 19 Aug. 98 His portrait shows Caesar to be a man as far beyond mere knowledgeability as a Hitler or a Stalin. 1957N. Frye Anat. Criticism 263 This has a truth that the myopia of knowledgeability is more apt to overlook. 1965F. Sargeson Mem. Peon. iv. 62, I had impressed my host by my..knowledgeability. |