̘.lə:nt adj. 1 having
much knowledge acquired by
study. 2
showing or requiring
learning (a learned work). 3 studied or pursued by learned persons. 4
concerned with the interests of learned persons; scholarly (a learned journal). 5
Brit. as a
courteous description of a
lawyer in
certain formal contexts (my learned friend). øølearnedly adv. learnedness n. [ME f.
LEARN in the
sense 'teach']