“erudite”

First, let’s deal with the pronunciation. The “e” is like the “e” in “set”, “pet”, and “met”, and the following “u” sounds like the “u” in “put”, “pull” and “full”. The final syllable rhymes with “might”, “kite”, and “fight”, and the main stress is on the first syllable.

When you say that someone is “erudite” what you mean is that he/she is well learned; he or she sounds scholarly. The word is invariably used in formal contexts.

*Sekhar is very different from my other cousins. He is very erudite and well informed. *The old professors were stunned when the young man gave an erudite lecture.