1
: carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
a studied response
2
: knowledgeable, learned
studied in the craft of blacksmithing
3
: produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation : calculated
studied indifference
spoke with a studied accent
studiedly
adverb
studiedness
noun
Examples of studied in a Sentence
She gave a studied response.
He viewed us with a studied indifference.
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Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
By way of example, Launchmetrics looked at Balenciaga through the lens of Identity and gave it a Creative Intensity value of $38 million over the studied period.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2025
For the opening scene of the pilot, which finds a disoriented Helly struggling to escape from a locked and empty conference room as a voice questions her over the intercom, Lower studied video of police interrogations.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
While infant deaths are trending downward, the mortality rate for Black infants is the highest of all the studied demographics in the report.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Studied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/studied. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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studied
adjective
stud·ied
ˈstəd-ēd 
1
: carefully thought out or prepared : thoughtful
your judgments are always studied and fair
2
: knowledgeable, learned
studied in the craft of blacksmithing
3
: intentional, deliberate
a studied insult
studiedly
adverb
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