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stud·ied
(stŭd′ēd)adj.
1. Resulting from deliberation and careful thought: a studied decision.
2. Lacking spontaneity; contrived: a studied smile.
3. Learned; knowledgeable.
stud′ied·ly adv.
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studied
(ˈstʌdɪd)adj
1. carefully practised, designed, or premeditated: a studied reply.
2. an archaic word for learned
ˈstudiedly adv
ˈstudiedness n
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stud•ied
(ˈstʌd id)adj.
1. marked by conscious effort; not spontaneous: studied simplicity.
2. carefully deliberated: a studied approval.
3. learned.
[1520–30]
stud′ied•ly, adv.
stud′ied•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | studied - produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington uncontrived, unstudied - not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu; "an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved"; "simple unstudied charm" |
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studied
adjective planned, calculated, deliberate, conscious, intentional, wilful, purposeful, premeditated, well-considered a studied understatement
spontaneous, impulsive, unplanned, spur-of-the-moment, unpremeditated, natural
spontaneous, impulsive, unplanned, spur-of-the-moment, unpremeditated, natural
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studied
adjectiveResulting from deliberation and careful thought:
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studied
[ˈstʌdɪd] ADJ (gen) → estudiado, pensado; [calm, insult] → calculado, premeditado; [pose, style] → estudiado, afectadoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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pret, ptp of studyadj (= carefully considered) reply → (gut) durchdacht, wohlüberlegt; simplicity → bewusst, ausgesucht; prose, style → kunstvoll; (= deliberate) → berechnet; calm, politeness → gewollt; insult → beabsichtigt, bewusst; avoidance → sorgfältig; pose → einstudiert; elegance → gekünstelt; voice → gewählt; to maintain a studied silence → wohlüberlegt schweigen
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[ˈstʌdɪd] adj (calm, simplicity) → studiato/a, calcolato/a; (insult) → premeditato/a, intenzionale; (pose, style) → affettato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995