Adjective
1. evidencing the possession of inside information
2. by conscious design or purpose;
"intentional damage""a knowing attempt to defraud""a willful waste of time"3. 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"4. highly educated; having extensive information or understanding;
"an enlightened public""knowing instructors""a knowledgeable critic""a knowledgeable audience"