erudito
adjectivemasculineformal/iɾuˈðitu/medium
e·ru·di·to
Definition
Possessing or showing extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books; scholarly.
The professor was an erudite man, with vast knowledge in several areas of the humanities.
His work is an erudite analysis of medieval Portuguese poetry.
Common collocations
erudite scholarerudite workerudite discussion
Etymology
Do latim 'eruditus', particípio passado de 'erudire' ('instruir, educar').