The Collaborative International Dictionary
Learned \Learn"ed\ (l[~e]rn"[e^]d), a. Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite; well-informed; as, a learned scholar, writer, or lawyer; a learned book; a learned theory.
The learnedlover lost no time.
--Spenser.
Men of much reading are greatly learned, but may be
little knowing.
--Locke.
Words of learned length and thundering sound.
--Goldsmith.
The learned, learned men; men of erudition; scholars. -- Learn"ed*ly, adv. Learn"ed*ness, n.
Every coxcomb swears as learnedly as they.
--Swift.
Usage examples of "the learned".
For many friends shall not profit, nor strong helpers be able to succour, nor prudent counsellors to give a useful answer, nor the books of the learned to console, nor any precious substance to deliver, nor any secret and beautiful place to give shelter, if Thou Thyself do not assist, help, strengthen, comfort, instruct, keep in safety.