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Webster 1913 Edition


Studied

Stud′ied

,
Adj.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Studied

STUDIED

,
pp.
[from study.]
1.
Read; closely examined; read with diligence and attention; well considered. The book has been studied. The subject has been well studied.
2.
a. Learned; well versed in any branch of learning; qualified by study; as a man well studied in geometry, or in law or medical science.
3.
Having a particular inclination. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


studied

studied

English

Verb

studied

  1. simple past tense and past participle of study

Derived terms

Adjective

studied

  1. Practiced; self-conscious; careful.
    She gave a studied reply.
    • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
      He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.