Main Entry: ²knowing

Function: adjective

Date: 14th century

1 : having or reflecting knowledge, information, or intelligence
2 a : shrewdly and keenly alert : astute <a knowing observer> b : indicating possession of exclusive inside knowledge or information <a knowing smile>
3 : cognitive
4 : deliberate <knowing interference in the affairs of another>

— know·ing·ly adverb

— know·ing·ness noun