erudite
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In The Times, critic David Kipen hailed Pynchon’s classic style as “Olympian, polymathic, erudite, antically funny, often beautiful, at times gross, at others incredibly romantic, never afraid to challenge or even confound.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
Although his public persona was quite vivid—convivial, erudite but unpretentious, articulate, and unfailingly charming—he did not imbue his buildings with a distinctive graphic sensibility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
The Pod Save America staff remain funny, erudite, and extremely online; the only qualifications necessary to be adept podcasters.
From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025
Mr. Persico’s erudite account is at times reductive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
Her dedicated, austere life could not be thus explained—she was the daughter of a solidly comfortable, erudite banking family.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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