sciencedadj.

1636 A. Baker Treat. Eng. Mission in J. McCann & H. Connolly Memorials Fr. Augustine Baker (1933) 176 They seemed somewhat speciall amonge those of the good spirits, and spiritually scienced.

1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso 53 Other Scienced men were served with all the delicacies of Learning.

1746 P. Francis tr. Horace in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Epistles i. xviii. 165 Enquire of every scienc'd Sage.

1836 R. Furness Medicus-magus iii. 53 Beyond the scienced reach, of ought refined In Herschell's mighty ken, or Newton's mind.

1881 Echo (Iona, Minnesota) May 158/2 To be a scienced reader, we believe it necessary to have a liberal training in school, but to learn to read with pleasure and profit, such training is not absolutely necessary.

1914 Forest & Stream 28 Feb. 278/2 The shrewd, scienced angler, versed in all the clever tricks and skill of fishing.

1818 New Times 30 Oct. Though both scienced men, there was no niggling and bobbing about, with fine altitudes to tire the eyes of the spectators.

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 6 613 He was a stronger and taller man than Mendoza..full of pluck, and fine scienced.

1893 Rep. Supreme Court of Appeals W. Virginia 37 825 Hobbs was a large man, and a scienced man, and could have knocked Beaver down.

1908 C. A. MacFarlane Letitia xiv. 151 I reckon two scienced fellers is good for about ten apiece.

1960 New Castle (Pa.) News 28 July 24/5 Had such men as Attel, Leonard, McFarland, the Gibbonses and other scienced boxers turned instructor, a higher type of fighting men would exist today.

2009 P. Caputo Crossers 147 His opponents were not scienced and almost always intoxicated.