studied
Americanadjective
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marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected.
studied simplicity.
- Synonyms:
- considered, deliberate
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carefully deliberated.
a studied approval.
- Synonyms:
- considered
adjective
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carefully practised, designed, or premeditated
a studied reply
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an archaic word for learned
Related Words
See elaborate.
Other Word Forms
- nonstudied adjective
- studiedly adverb
- studiedness noun
- well-studied adjective
Etymology
Origin of studied
Example Sentences
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"These provide a digital record of the specimen which we've shared online so that they can be studied by anyone, not just people who can come to the museum and use our microscopes."
From Science Daily
Although the health effects of Superfund sites have been studied for decades, Kobetz noted that the relationship between environmental pollution and breast cancer has received far less attention.
From Science Daily
The newly studied fossil deposit on Spitsbergen is so concentrated that it forms a visible bonebed eroding out of the mountainside.
From Science Daily
So he enrolled at Louis & Clark Law School in Portland, Ore., where he studied public interest law with a focus on the environment.
From Los Angeles Times
She studied on her own with few teachers, and most of the people she called friends were twice her age.
From Barron's
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