Studied

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Studied \Stud"ied\, a.
     1. Closely examined; read with diligence and attention; made
        the subject of study; well considered; as, a studied
        lesson.
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     2. Well versed in any branch of learning; qualified by study;
        learned; as, a man well studied in geometry.
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              I shrewdly suspect that he is little studied of a
              theory of moral proportions.          --Burke.
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     3. Premeditated; planned; designed; as, a studied insult.
        "Studied magnificence." --Hawthorne.
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     4. Intent; inclined. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable.
                                                    --Swift.
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     2. To apply the mind to books or learning. --Shak.
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     3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. --1 Thes. iv. 11.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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)}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  study
       n 1: a detailed critical inspection [syn: {survey}]
       2: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject
          (especially by reading); "mastering a second language
          requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study
          in interior design" [syn: {work}]
       3: a written document describing the findings of some
          individual or group; "this accords with the recent study
          by Hill and Dale" [syn: {report}, {written report}]
       4: a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"
       5: a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he
          knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
       6: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his
          doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their
          subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
          [syn: {discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {subject
          field}, {field}, {field of study}, {bailiwick}, {branch of
          knowledge}]
       7: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several
          studies before starting to paint" [syn: {sketch}]
       8: attentive consideration and meditation; "after much
          cogitation he rejected the offer" [syn: {cogitation}]
       9: someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a
          part in a play); "he is a quick study"
       10: a composition intended to develop one aspect of the
           performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"
       v 1: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to
            discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a
            sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a
            criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: {analyze},
             {analyse}, {examine}, {canvass}, {canvas}]
       2: be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an
          institute of learning
       3: give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of
          moving" [syn: {consider}]
       4: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the
          bar exam" [syn: {learn}, {read}, {take}]
       5: learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his
          room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books
          now" [syn: {hit the books}]
       6: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He
          is meditating in his study" [syn: {meditate}, {contemplate}]
       [also: {studied}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  studied
       See {study}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  61 Moby Thesaurus words for "studied":
     Gongoresque, Gongoristic, Marinistic, advised, affected,
     aforethought, aimed, aimed at, artificial, calculated, conscious,
     considered, contemplated, contrived, deliberate, deliberated,
     designed, elaborate, elaborated, envisaged, envisioned, euphuistic,
     feigned, forced, hyperelegant, intended, intentional, knowing,
     labored, mannered, meant, meditated, of design, overelaborate,
     overelegant, overnice, overrefined, planned, precieuse, precieux,
     precious, premeditated, prepense, pretentious, projected, proposed,
     purposed, purposeful, purposive, reasoned, studious, teleological,
     thought-out, thoughtful, unnatural, voluntary, weighed,
     well-thought-out, willful, willing, witting