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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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.

Source : WordNet®

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)}]

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}]

studied
     See {study}
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