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
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Examples of studied in a Sentence
She gave a studied response.
He viewed us with a studied indifference.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
What looks like the real Loren Gray on Instagram is a studied version of the girl who dropped out of high school and became a social media star.
—Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The personal is professional — and Robbins’s studied candor is vital to what makes her tick.
—Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
For the better part of the last 63 years, the NFL has steered clear of scheduling Saturday games while school is in session, only to watch in bemusement as college football’s expansionist impulses have undone a lifetime of studied avoidance.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Studied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/studied. Accessed 20 Jan. 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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