Hypertext Webster Gateway: "studied"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Studied \Stud"ied\, a.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Study \Stud"y\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Studied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Studying}.] [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. ['e]tudier. See
{Study}, n.]
1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon
anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. --Chaucer.
I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable.
--Swift.
2. To apply the mind to books or learning. --Shak.
3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. --1 Thes. iv. 11.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
studied
adj 1: produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a
studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied
insult"- V.L.Parrington [syn: {deliberate}] [ant: {unstudied}]
2: carefully practiced or designed or premeditated; "a studied
reply" [syn: {designed(a)}, {studied(a)}]
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