studied — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Practiced; self-conscious; careful; not spontaneous.

   Examples

   She gave a studied reply.

   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.

2. Qualified by, or versed in, study; learned.

   Usage

   • Dated

   Examples

   He is well studied in theology.

   I asked a man well read, well studied in Nietzsche, what the lifelong task was. He could not say. He had only read and studied and loved Nietzsche’s books.

   More examples (1)

   I promise, if I wake up as a girl, I will make up for it by having many boys, who will be the most studied and pious boys.

Adjective

1. produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

   Antonyms

   unstudied

   Examples

   a studied smile