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[ wel-red ] / ˈwɛlˈrɛd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR well-read ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving read extensively (sometimes followed by in): well-read in oceanography. Origin of well-readFirst recorded in 1590–1600 Words nearby well-readwell-preserved, well-proportioned, well-protected, well-provided, well-qualified, well-read, well-reasoned, well-received, well-recommended, well-regarded, well-regulated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for well-readWhile 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.
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
British Dictionary definitions for well-read
adjective (well read when postpositive)having read widely and intelligently; erudite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to well-readeducated, knowledgeable, bookish, studious, well-informed, literate, cultured, scholarly, versed |