studied Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
canvas; study; analyse; examine; canvass; analyze.
- analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
- analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
- analyze your real motives
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verb be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
study.
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verb give careful consideration to
study; consider.
- consider the possibility of moving
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verb be a student of a certain subject
read; study; take; learn.
- She is reading for the bar exam
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verb learn by reading books; I must hit the books now"
study; hit the books.
- He is studying geology in his room
- I have an exam next week
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verb think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
contemplate; study; meditate.
- He is meditating in his study
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adjective produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
- a studied smile
- a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington
WordNet
Stud"ied adjective
Definitions
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Closely examined; read with diligence and attention; made the subject of study; well considered; as, a .studied lesson -
Well versed in any branch of learning; qualified by study; learned; as, a man well .studied in geometryI shrewdly suspect that he is little studied of a theory of moral proportions. Burke.
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Premeditated; planned; designed; "Studied magnificence." Hawthorne.as, a .studied insult -
Intent; inclined. Obs. Shak.