— learnedly , adv. — learnedness , n.
/lerr"nid/ for 1-3; /lerrnd/ for 4 , adj.
1. having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
2. connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge, esp. of a scholarly nature: a learned journal.
3. of or showing learning or knowledge; well-informed: learned in the ways of the world.
4. acquired by experience, study, etc.: learned behavior.
[ 1300-50; ME lerned. See LEARN, -ED 2 ]