Associations to the word «Studied»

Wiktionary

STUDIED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of study
STUDIED, adjective. Practiced; self-conscious; careful.

Dictionary definition

STUDIED, adjective. Produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.