studied

[ stuhd-eed ]

adjective

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

   studied simplicity.

   Synonyms: considered, deliberate

2. carefully deliberated:

   a studied approval.

   Synonyms: considered

3. learned.

studied

/ ˈstʌdɪd /

adjective

1. carefully practised, designed, or premeditated

   a studied reply

2. an archaic word for learned

Derived Forms

• ˈstudiedly, adverb
• ˈstudiedness, noun

Other Words From

• studied·ly adverb
• studied·ness noun
• non·studied adjective
• well-studied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of studied¹

First recorded in 1520–30; study + -ed ²

Synonym Study

See elaborate.

Example Sentences

The more I studied Crusius’ manifesto, the more I realized that I was also reading the imprints of a ghost, the ghost of John Tanton.

From Salon

Tanton gravitated to science — not to the fundamentalist Evangelical United Brethren Church of his mother — and eventually studied medicine.

From Salon

However, at Trump’s urging, congressional representatives could earmark local transportation projects to the benefit of Boring Co., though the company would still have to compete to win them, said Greg Griffin, a former urban planning professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, who studied that city’s proposed Boring Co. project.

From Los Angeles Times

Alberto Carvalho said school leaders were “methodical, careful and all-encompassing” as they studied options on what to do with cellphones.

From Los Angeles Times

From 1948 to 1955 he studied at St Martin’s School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London.

From BBC

Related Words

• calculated
• considered
• designed
• planned
• prepared
• thoughtful