studiedadj.
/ˈstʌdɪd/, U.S. /ˈstədid/ 1. † b. With for in the same sense. Obsolete. rare.
a. Resulting from or characterized by deliberate effort or intention; produced or acquired by study, carefully thought out; (hence) designed, premeditated; deliberate, intentional; contrived.
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the mind > will > intention > [adjective] > performed with intention
bethoughtc1200
expressa1400
wilfula1400
purposedc1422
purpensed1436
malice prepensed1454
aforethought1472
studiedc1475
setc1485
voluntary1495
deliberate?1527
willing1550
witting1553
propensed1560
fore-intendeda1586
affected1586
designed1586
determinate1586
intended1592
deliberated1594
uncasual1614
recollecteda1616
resolved1624
industriousa1628
intentionate1631
pre-intended1636
advised1642
malice prepense1647
sedentary1647
propense1650
consultive1651
(crime, evil, etc.) of forethought1692
conscious1726
intentionala1729
systematic1746
studious1750
systematical1750
prepensive1752
advertent1832
self-conscious1832
volitive1839
designful1852
purposeful1853
purposive1864
thought-controlled1926
c1475 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (Harl. 642) (1790) 20 Many of them long tyme havyng knowlege of the expence and conduyte of Kinges houses, by many prudent proves and long studyed deliberations.
c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 295 Homere..in his artificiall and exquesitely studyed poemes enferreth by parsonall entroductive Dame Thetis.
1555 J. Elder Copie of Let. to Scotl. sig. E.ii This was the substaunce of my Lorde Cardinalles oration, or rather his tale, whiche he pronounsed in such sort, as no man coulde iudge it any studyed matter, but a thinge spoken Ex tempore.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. ii. 174 What studied torments (Tyrant) hast for me? View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. ii. 144 Pardon what I haue spoke, For 'tis a studied not a present thought, By duty ruminated. View more context for this quotation
1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events 259 Her studdied countenance, her pleasing speeches.
1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 658 Consolatories writ With studied argument. View more context for this quotation
1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. Cv Then which the Animadverter could never have invented a more notorious, studied, and deliberate Falshood.
1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 128. ⁋4 The studied Airs of a Lady's Fan.
1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. ix. 173 Expressed..in terms of studied ambiguity.
1847 A. Smith Christopher Tadpole (1848) xlvii. 408 As he came near Christopher he..made a studied bow; and bade him good morning.
a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 50 During several days the ill humour of the Lower House showed itself by a studied discourtesy.
1908 U. Sinclair Money-changers ii. 28 The magnate's inner sanctum..was plain with an elaborate and studied plainness.
1948 ‘R. Crompton’ Family Roundabout xx. 226 Cynthia had treated him with a studied indifference that almost amounted to incivility.
2002 Outlook (New Delhi) 23 Sept. (Downtown section) Sheila maintains a studied silence..and firmly says that every outburst doesn't merit a response.
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1658 H. W. tr. E. de Refuge Accomplish'd Courtier ix. 28 They appear spoken, as not studied-for, but ex tempore, and according to a present occasion and subject.
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. xliv. 252 Notwithstanding my studied-for politeness and complaisance for some days past.
2. † b. Prepared by learning or careful thought for or to do something. Obsolete. rare.
a. Of a person: learned, deeply read; skilled, practised, versed. Cf. well-studied adj. 1. Now somewhat rare.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective]
yleredc897
keena1000
wisec1000
leredc1154
wittya1225
cunningc1325
taughta1382
clergialc1386
wittilyc1400
philosophicala1425
erudite?a1475
clergyable1488
informeda1500
studieda1513
estudied1550
learned1556
well-read?1576
scholarly1583
scholarlike1588
well-digested1602
literated1611
artificial1618
scienced1636
clerk-like1638
scollardicall1654
philosophic1665
virtuosoa1667
virtuousa1680
doct1694
blue-stockinged1791
bluestocking1793
scholared1830
eruditical1832
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. Prol. f. ii So haue I nowe sette out this rude werke..That the lerned and the studyed clerke May..Flowrysshe it with Eloquence.
1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. iv The naturall man..be he..never so well sene in the lawe, never so sore studyed in the scripture,..yet he can not vnderstonde the thinges of the spirite of God.
a1625 J. Fletcher Wife for Moneth iv. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Hhhhhh3/1 Peace thou rude bawde, Thou studied old corruptnesse.
1683 J. Illingworth in Thoresby Corr. (1832) I. 43 I wish sometimes the son had collected Lives instead of the father, finding him a studied and accurate man.
1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality I. vi. 222 You are equally studied and practised in turning any thing into nothing.
1768 tr. J.-J. Rousseau Thoughts Different Subj. II. 75 In a great city, I perceive also that society appears more sweet, more easy, even more sure, than among less studied people.
1853 New Monthly Mag. Oct. 163 Here is my brother, the esteemed notary of the place, Don Guiseppo Pagano, a studied man, a learned man.
1901 Munsey's Mag. 25 732/2 He could talk freely and well, with the knowledge of a traveled and a studied man.
1997 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 2 Jan. 10 What Dr Jill Gordon, I presume a studied person, doesn't seem to understand..[etc.].
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] > knowing about, familiar with
craftyOE
slyc1175
coutha1225
well acquainteda1250
privyc1300
cunningc1325
well-groundeda1438
acquainted?a1439
familiar1509
at home1531
overseen1533
intelligent1546
long-experienced1567
conversant1573
skilful1596
accomplished1603
frequent1609
well (better, best) verseda1610
understanding1612
sound1615
studieda1616
technical1617
versed1622
conversing1724
versant1787
on intimate habits1809
special1830
inquainted1849
pre-acquainted1907
sophisticated1952
the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [adjective] > weighed mentally, considered > with due deliberation
ripec1230
mure deliberation1442
mature1454
studieda1616
a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. vi. 47 I..am well studied for a liberall thanks, Which I do owe you. View more context for this quotation
1658 T. Burton Diary (1828) II. 382 I am not studied to answer all that that gentleman has said, but I shall give it this answer.
3. That is or has been studied, examined, or researched. Frequently with modifying adverb, as least-studied, much-studied, etc.best-studied, little-studied, etc.: see the first element. See also well-studied adj. 3.
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1874 Phrenol. Jrnl. Sept. 182 Mind is the centre of all action... This great central element should be among the most studied subjects.
1882 Reformed Presbyterian & Covenanter June 182 This has given a unity to the studied text, that has long been desirable.
1932 A. H. Gardiner Theory of Speech & Lang. iv. 201 I can lay no claim to expert knowledge of this now much-studied subject.
1988 Public Productivity Rev. 12 107 The..assumption of power is a distinctive part of a stable political system. Yet it is one of the least studied phenomena in civic affairs.
2001 Folia Biologica 49 226/2 The samples were taken..from the studied pond.
Derivatives
(Chiefly in sense 1.) ˈstudiedly adv.
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the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [adverb]
thoughtfully1479
pensively1569
reflexively1631
reflectingly1643
ponderingly1647
studiedly1658
cogitantly1660
reflectively1763
ruminatingly1823
ruminatively1837
ruminantly1847
consideringly1870
society > education > learning > study > [adverb] > in a studied manner
studiedly1658
1658 J. Caryl Expos. 18th–21st Chapters Job (new ed.) 791 They put the Scriptures upon the rack and torture them.., they studiedly draw forth interpretations which the Spirit of God never put into them.
1664 Addit. to Life Mede in J. Mede Wks. p. lxix They should not forget to preach and press Charity; and this not in a slight perfunctory manner, but Studiedly and Digestedly to give the People the true Nature of it.
a1755 R. Warneford Serm. Var. Subj. (1757) I. x. 124 The Instances of Obedience Christ yielded a ready Submission to, seem judiciously and studiedly sought out for him.
1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I II. ix. 226 The reception of Bassompiere..was studiedly uncivil.
1876 W. C. Russell Is he the Man? III. 75 He made way for me studiedly.
1946 B. Noble Doreen iii. 23 She found the company of children rather tiresome, but she was kind-hearted in a studiedly unemotional way.
2011 New Yorker 10 Oct. 108/1 As she neared the door, he held a hand out, and the two exchanged a studiedly casual, ‘down low’ high five.
ˈstudiedness n.
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the mind > will > intention > [noun] > fact of being intended
advisementa1398
intentionality1611
studiedness1656
propenseness1672
intendedness1800
designedness1801
designfulness1867
wilfulness1876
directedness1922
society > education > learning > study > [noun] > quality of having been prepared by study
studiedness1656
the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun] > preparation by contemplation
studiedness1656
1656 W. Montagu tr. J. Du Bosc Accomplish'd Woman 113 If gracefulnesse then be described by doing all things by Nature, and not by studiedness.
1770 R. Baker Refl. Eng. Lang. Pref. p. xxiii Resting for just so many Seconds chiefly upon one Leg, and then falling into the Counter-position for the same Space of Time, is stiff and unnatural, and has a disagreeable Air of Studiedness.
1881 J. P. Mahaffy Old Greek Educ. ix. 109 We need only here call attention to the intense studiedness of Greek eloquence.
1984 New Yorker 16 July 44/3 Miss Clayburgh's Gilda alternates between studiedness and sincerity.
2009 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. (Style) 1 A cross between the studiedness of a Victorian epistolary courtship..and the wackiness of 21st-century life online.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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