studied

adjective

stud·​ied ˈstə-dēd How to pronounce studied (audio)
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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Dressed in traditional wear and moving with a studied solemnity, the men remove evidence of Europe from the office. 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 See All Example Sentences for studied

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of studied was in the 15th century

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“Studied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/studied. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

studied

adjective
stud·​ied ˈstəd-ēd How to pronounce studied (audio)
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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