knowing
Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
Other meanings
Deliberate, wilful.
Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.
“a knowing rascal”
Related words
- foreknowing
- knowingness
- overknowing
- unknowing
- all-knowing
- self-knowing
- knowingly
Example sentences
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