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better versed

better versed is the comparative form of well versed.

Meaning of well versed

Adjective

well versed (comparative better versed, superlative best versed)

  1. An emphatic form of versed; highly knowledgeable or skilled.

Questions about better versed

What is better versed the comparative form of?
Better versed is the comparative form of well versed.

Words near better versed in the dictionary

  1. better to be late than be dead on time
  2. better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
  3. better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness
  4. better to light one candle than to curse the darkness
  5. better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness
  6. better versed
  7. better'n
  8. better-aimed
  9. better-appointed
  10. better-behaved
  11. better-brought-up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: better versed (page history and authors); well versed (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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