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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
studied
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Richardson's studied informality is quite annoying.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ It was heads in air, studied indifference.
▪ Not surprisingly, the rebellious streak in his nature surfaced, and he started to behave with studied rudeness.
▪ Or what if studied departures from concern for others are occasionally required in the interests of one's own fulfilment?
▪ This debate seemed to be marked by a remarkably high standard of studied insult.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Studied

Studied \Stud"ied\, a.

  1. Closely examined; read with diligence and attention; made the subject of study; well considered; as, a studied lesson.

  2. Well versed in any branch of learning; qualified by study; learned; as, a man well studied in geometry.

    I shrewdly suspect that he is little studied of a theory of moral proportions.
    --Burke.

  3. Premeditated; planned; designed; as, a studied insult. ``Studied magnificence.''
    --Hawthorne.

  4. Intent; inclined. [Obs.]
    --Shak.

Studied

Study \Stud"y\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Studied; p. pr. & vb. n. Studying.] [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. ['e]tudier. See Study, n.]

  1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
    --Chaucer.

    I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable.
    --Swift.

  2. To apply the mind to books or learning.
    --Shak.

  3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
    --1 Thes. iv. 11.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
studied

1520s, "learned;" c.1600, "studiously elaborate," past participle adjective from study (v.).

Wiktionary
studied
  1. practiced; self-conscious; careful. v

  2. (en-paststudy)

WordNet
studied
  1. adj. produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington [syn: deliberate] [ant: unstudied]

  2. carefully practiced or designed or premeditated; "a studied reply" [syn: designed(a), studied(a)]

study
  1. n. a detailed critical inspection [syn: survey]

  2. applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design" [syn: work]

  3. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" [syn: report, written report]

  4. a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"

  5. a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"

  6. a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, bailiwick, branch of knowledge]

  7. preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint" [syn: sketch]

  8. attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" [syn: cogitation]

  9. someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a quick study"

  10. a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"

  11. v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: analyze, analyse, examine, canvass, canvas]

  12. be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning

  13. give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" [syn: consider]

  14. be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: learn, read, take]

  15. learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" [syn: hit the books]

  16. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" [syn: meditate, contemplate]

  17. [also: studied]

studied

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Usage examples of "studied".

She knew she could not scale a blank seven-foot wall fast enough to save herself, especially not with one stingingly abraded hand, so she studied the trees as she ran.

As he studied her sleeping face, he ached inside to stop the car and take hold of her, to whisper her name against her mouth, to tell her how much he loved her, how much he wanted her, so much that already his body-He cursed under his breath, reminding himself that he was closer now to forty than to twenty and that the turbulent, uncontrollable reaction of his body to the merest thought of touching her was the reaction of an immature boy, not an adult man.

I saw the Common Sense Medical Adviser advertised and sent for the book and studied its contents carefully, and came to the conclusion that I was suffering from varicocele.

My recollection of this period brings back many curious defences, which illustrate the school of advocacy in which I studied.

I spared little time away from that book, and studied in it incessantly the ways and windings of magic, till I could hold communication with Genii, and wield charms to summon them, and utter spells that subdue them, discovering the haunts of talismans that enthral Afrites and are powerful among men.

Reining in, Seregil studied the wall of branches for a moment, then dismounted and motioned for Alec to follow.

He said that he had traveled all over the world when he was young and that he had studied opera in Milan and in Buenos Aires and as they rolled through the countryside he sang arias and gestured with great vigor.

He got out his round, gold, anachronistic pocket watch and studied it.

In the sunset they studied the two ships anchored in the channel and watched the activity on the beach.

Emily flung her head back and studied him with tormented aquamarine eyes.

Afghani took the view that man does not differ from the animals and could be studied like them, arguing that the fittest would survive.

Curious by nature, Aril had studied the Federate register between watches.

Evan joined him, and they silently studied the smooth, disciplined functioning of the plot room, Arris with satisfaction and Evan doubtless with the same.

Ayla studied the wrinkled face, which had become blank and unexpressive, and the white-knuckled arthritic old hands.

Palimak had studied the ancient Book of Asper Safar had bequeathed to him long and hard.