# studied

Pronunciation: say "STUD-eed" /ˈstʌd.id/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of study. — simple past and past participle of study
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of study. Use this form for learning you did at an earlier time.
   - _He studied marine biology before switching careers._
   - _The committee studied the proposal for several weeks._

## Adjective

2. Deliberate and self-conscious; carefully practiced rather than natural or spontaneous.
   - Simple: Done in a careful, planned way instead of naturally or by accident.
   - _She greeted the bad news with studied indifference._
   - _His studied politeness toward his rival made the whole room uneasy._

## Adjective

3. Well-versed in a subject through study; learned and deeply knowledgeable. *(dated)*
   - Simple: Having a lot of knowledge gained from years of learning and reading.
   - _A studied scholar of ancient texts, she corrected the faulty translation at once._
   - _The studied jurist cited precedents going back several centuries._

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