studied
adjective
- premeditated/deliberate/contrived
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈstʌd.id/ / [ˈstʌɾ.id]
adj
- Practiced; self-conscious; careful; not spontaneous.
“She gave a studied reply.”
“He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.”
- Qualified by, or versed in, study; learned.
“He is well studied in theology.”
“I asked a man well read, well studied in Nietzsche, what the lifelong task was. He could not say. He had only read and studied and loved Nietzsche’s books.”
verb
- simple past and past participle of study