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instructedness

instructedness noun: the quality of being instructed.

Noun

instructedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being instructed.
    • It is true; and we believe few errors are greater than that of the religious teachers who thus suit their words, whether written or spoken, to the ignorance rather than the instructedness of their audience.1860, Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, volume 62, page 233
    • It is better in material, far better; in its instructedness in the methods of using that material and, speaking generally, of accomplishing its mission it is incomparably advanced; […]1921, United States Naval Institute Proceedings, page 1517

Origin of instructedness

From instructed + -ness.

Questions about instructedness

What does instructedness mean?
Instructedness means the quality of being instructed.
What part of speech is instructedness?
Instructedness is a noun.

Words near instructedness in the dictionary

  1. instrokes
  2. instruct
  3. instructability
  4. instructable
  5. instructed
  6. instructedness
  7. instructee
  8. instructees
  9. instructer
  10. instructers
  11. instructest

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