From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlearnedlearn‧ed /ˈlɜːnɪd $ ˈlɜːr-/ adjective formal 1 INTELLIGENTa learned person has a lot of knowledge because they have read and studied a lot a learned professor2 → learned books/works etc —learnedly adverb
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learned• It's true that art critics aren't as learned as art-historians in these matters.• The old professor was obviously a very learned man. 