studied

[ stuhd-eed ]

/ ˈstʌd id /

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adjective

marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected: studied simplicity.

carefully deliberated: a studied approval.

learned.

OTHER WORDS FOR studied

1 deliberate.

1, 2 considered.

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Origin of studied

First recorded in 1520–30; study + -ed²

synonym study for studied

1, 2. See elaborate.

OTHER WORDS FROM studied

stud·ied·ly, adverbstud·ied·ness, nounnon·stud·ied, adjectivewell-studied, adjective

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How to use studied in a sentence

He had studied accounting in college, but he had become a cop for the same reason as Ramos.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ever since it was created in 1965, politicians and researchers have studied and debated its effectiveness.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
However, it deserves to be carefully studied in order to update the information which is provided to the volunteers.
Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop|Leigh Cowart|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When I studied in London back in 2005, I actually saw the ballet, too.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel|Marlow Stern|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And that was the real bad news for Young Living, because a drug has to be studied and claims verified.
Honey Boo Boo, Snake Oil, and Ebola: The Weird World of Young Living Essential Oils|Kent Sepkowitz|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The aged woman made no reply; her eyes still studied Ramona's face, and she still held her hand.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Five of the number had studied with Liszt before, and the young men are artists already before the public.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The voice of the orator peculiarly should be free from studied effects, and responsive to motive.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
After having lessons from private instructors, this artist studied under Lenbach.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
He produced a watch and studied it frowningly, then dismissed us and the recital of our troubles with a ponderous gesture.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for studied

studied

/ (ˈstʌdɪd) /

adjective

carefully practised, designed, or premeditateda studied reply

an archaic word for learned

Derived forms of studied

studiedly, adverbstudiedness, noun

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synonym study for studied

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