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informed
CIDE DICTIONARY
informed, a.
Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
informed, adj.
1 knowing the facts; instructed (his answers show that he is badly informed).
2 educated; intelligent.
1 knowing the facts; instructed (his answers show that he is badly informed).
2 educated; intelligent.
Derivative
informedly also adv. informedness also n.
THESAURUS
informed
abreast, abreast of, acquainted, advised, all ready, all set, armed, armed and ready, au courant, au fait, aware of, booted and spurred, briefed, coached, cocked, conversant with, cultivated, cultured, educated, enlightened, equipped, familiarized, good and ready, groomed, in arms, in battle array, in readiness, in the know, in the saddle, informed of, instructed, intelligent, knowledgeable, learned, loaded, loaded for bear, mature, mobilized, on the mark, planned, posted, prearranged, prepared, prepared and ready, prepped, primed, provided, psyched up, ready, ready for anything, ripe, schooled, set, taught, trained, up in arms, up on, up-to-date, versed, vigilant, well-prepared, well-versed, wiseROGET THESAURUS
informed
Information
N information, enlightenment, acquaintance, knowledge, publicity, data, communication, intimation, notice, notification, enunciation, annunciation, announcement, communiqu_e, representation, round robin, presentment, case, estimate, specification, report, advice, monition, news, return, account, statement, mention, acquainting, instruction, outpouring, intercommunication, communicativeness, informant, authority, teller, intelligencer, reporter, exponent, mouthpiece, informer, eavesdropper, delator, detective, sleuth, mouchard, spy, newsmonger, messenger, amicus curiae, valet de place, cicerone, pilot, guide, guidebook, handbook, vade mecum, manual, map, plan, chart, gazetteer, itinerary, hint, suggestion, innuendo, inkling, whisper, passing word, word in the ear, subaudition, cue, byplay, gesture, gentle hint, broad hint, verbum sapienti, a word to the wise, insinuation, information theory, bit, byte, word, doubleword, quad word, paragraph, segment, magnetic media, paper medium, optical media, random access memory, RAM, read-only memory, ROM, write once read mostly memory, WORM, informed, communique, reported, published, expressive, explicit plain spoken, (artless), nuncupative, nuncupatory, declaratory, expository, enunciative, communicative, communicatory, from information received, a little bird told me, I heard it through the grapevine.For further exploring for "informed" in Webster Dictionary Online