Of a person: of mature judgement or knowledge; fully informed; thoroughly qualified by study and thought. Frequently in ripe scholar. Now rare.

‘Having the power to enter far into a subject’ (Johnson), penetrating, profound; having profound knowledge, learning, or insight.

Of a person: characterized by intellectual depth; having great insight into or knowledge of something; very learned. Formerly also: †crafty, cunning…

Thoroughly acquainted with or instructed in letters; highly educated, very learned.

Of a person: that has a good knowledge of or training in the fundamental aspects of a subject; well versed in a skill or subject. Of knowledge or…

Profoundly or solidly learned (in something). Obsolete.

Possessing great knowledge; knowledgeable.

Of persons. Of sound scholarship or sober judgement in matters of learning or speculation.

Properly or fully taught or instructed.

In predicative use. Highly skilled or trained in (a particular sphere or activity).

Of persons: Thoroughly instructed or proficient in some study; also, deeply imbued with certain principles. Obsolete.

Deeply read; skilled by profound reading.

Very knowledgeable.