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well-read [wel-red] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for well-read on Thesaurus.com adjective
- having read extensively (sometimes followed by in): well-read in oceanography.
Origin of well-read First recorded in 1590–1600 Related Words for well-read educated, knowledgeable, bookish, studious, well-informed, literate, cultured, scholarly, versed Examples from the Web for well-read Contemporary Examples of well-read
While quick on his feet, funny, pointed and well-read, Stewart is a Manhattanite through and through.
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Lloyd Grove
October 9, 2014
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
She was well-read, articulate and interested in current affairs.
A Tinderbox Waiting for a Match
Gavin Knight
August 11, 2011
Historical Examples of well-read
She was traveled, well-read, philanthropic, and broad-minded.
Basil King
I found her a pleasant woman, well-read, well-educated and widely travelled.
William Le Queux
Moreover, he was cultivated and well-read, and his society was agreeable.
Mona Caird
He spoke five, languages, and was a well-read man for his time.
Emily Sarah Holt
However, the judge was a fine, well-read man, and let them off easy.
The Minute Man of the Frontier
W. G. Puddefoot
British Dictionary definitions for well-read well-read adjective (well read when postpositive)
- having read widely and intelligently; erudite
Word Origin and History for well-read adj.