Knowing

a.	1.	Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog. The knowing and intelligent part of the world. - South.
	2.	Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal.
n.	1.	Knowledge; hence, experience. This sore night Hath trifled former knowings. - Shak.

Noun	1.	knowing - clear and certain mental apprehension
Adj.	1.	knowing - evidencing the possession of inside information Synonyms: wise to, wise
	2.	knowing - by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" Synonyms: deliberate, intentional, wilful, willful
	3.	knowing - alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on" Synonyms: knowledgeable, aware
	4.	knowing - highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" Synonyms: enlightened, knowledgeable, well-educated, well-read, learned, lettered

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