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erudite

[er-yoo-dahyt, er-oo-] / ˈɛr yʊˌdaɪt, ˈɛr ʊ- /


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Mr. Crowley’s op-ed, first delivered as a speech in Ottawa and adapted for these pages, is inspiring, erudite and amusing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Mr. Smith is erudite and rigorous but also funny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The Pod Save America staff remain funny, erudite, and extremely online; the only qualifications necessary to be adept podcasters.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

The first is Olympian, polymathic, erudite, antically funny, often beautiful, at times gross, at others incredibly romantic, never afraid to challenge or even confound, and unmistakably worked at.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

Handsome, erudite, and a packet of energy, the Latvian was a crowd-pleaser and the darling of the chess world.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady