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
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Other Word Forms
- nonstudied adjective
- studiedly adverb
- studiedness noun
- well-studied adjective
Etymology
Origin of studied
Example Sentences
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He ended the call and punched in some coordinates on his in-dash GPS, then studied the map.
From Literature
ElAttrache has studied video of the crash and said there’s no obvious indication the knee in question caused Vonn to fall.
From Los Angeles Times
He later moved to Switzerland, home to a large Albanian diaspora, where he studied history.
From Barron's
Miller studied political science at Duke University, where he wrote a right-wing column in the student newspaper and became executive director of the Duke Conservative Union.
From BBC
Letters recovered between the pair revealed problems in their relationship and forensic psychologist Dr Catrin Williams studied evidence about the couple.
From BBC
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