"knowledgable" meaning in English

See knowledgable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnɑl.ɪd͡ʒ.ə.bəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-knowledgeable.wav [UK] Forms: knowledgable [positive], more knowledgable [comparative], most knowledgable [superlative]
enPR: nŏl'-ĭj-ə-bl Etymology: knowledge + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|knowledge|able}} knowledge + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person is knowledgable that person knows many things, or a great amount about something.
    Sense id: simple-knowledgable-en-adj-Ps5XAiXb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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