1.
~ combines with nouns and adjectives to form adjectives indicating where someone was educated.
...the Oxford~ son of a Liverpool merchant.
...an American~ lawyer.
COMB in ADJ
2.
~ combines with adverbs to form adjectives indicating how much education someone has had and how good it was.
Many of the immigrants are well~.
...impoverished, undernourished, and ill~ workers.
COMB in ADJ