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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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