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well-lettered
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well-lettered — adj … Useful english dictionary
lettered — [let′ərd] adj. 1. able to read and write; literate 2. very well educated; learned 3. inscribed or marked with letters … English World dictionary
lettered — adjective formal 1 well educated 2 badly lettered/carefully lettered with badly drawn, beautifully drawn etc letters or words: a brightly lettered sign on the boy s door … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lettered — adjective in colonial Brattleboro, this household of lettered young women was quite a curiosity Syn: learned, erudite, academic, educated, well educated, well read, widely read, knowledgeable, intellectual, well schooled, enlightened, cultured,… … Thesaurus of popular words
lettered — let|tered [ letərd ] adjective 1. ) something that is lettered has words written on it 2. ) LITERARY well educated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lettered — adj educated, well educated, erudite; learned, literate, informed, well informed, enlightened; well versed, well posted, well grounded; literary, well read, widely read, Inf. highbrow; cultivated, cultured, accomplished, polished, refined … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
well read — ▶ adjective KNOWLEDGEABLE, well informed, well versed, erudite, scholarly, literate, educated, cultured, bookish, studious; dated lettered. Opposites ignorant. * * * ˌwell ˈread [well read] adjective hav … Useful english dictionary
well-read — adjective 1. well informed or deeply versed through reading (Freq. 1) respect for a well read man well read in medieval history • Similar to: ↑informed 2. highly educated; having extensive information or understanding knowing instructors … Useful english dictionary
lettered — Synonyms and related words: abecedarian, abstruse, allographic, alphabetic, capital, civilized, cultivated, cultured, deep, educated, encyclopedic, enlightened, erudite, graphemic, ideographic, knowledgeable, learned, lexigraphic, literal,… … Moby Thesaurus
well-read — adjective a well read history professor Syn: knowledgeable, well informed, well versed, erudite, scholarly, literate, educated, cultured, bookish, studious; dated lettered Ant: ignorant … Thesaurus of popular words
