Characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; SYN. studious.
ETYM Latin eruditus, p. p. of erudire to free from rudeness, to polish, instruct; e out + rudis rude: cf. French érudit. Related to Rude.
Having or showing profound knowledge; SYN. learned.
Learned, educated; intellectual, academic
Characteristic of scholars or scholarship