lettered
adjective
[ ˈlɛtəd ]
• formally educated.
• "though not lettered, he read widely"
Similar:
learned,
erudite,
academic,
well educated,
educated,
literate,
well read,
widely read,
knowledgeable,
intellectual,
schooled,
well schooled,
enlightened,
illuminated,
sophisticated,
accomplished,
versed,
cultured,
cultivated,
civilized,
scholarly,
scholastic,
literary,
bookish,
highbrow,
studious,
brainy,
letter
verb
• inscribe letters or writing on.
• "her name was lettered in gold"
• be awarded an emblem, in the shape of the initial letter of the name of one’s school or university, for achievement in sport.
• "in high school she lettered in soccer, basketball and softball"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French lettre, from Latin litera, littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.
