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• stud´ied|ness — stud|ied «STUHD eed», adjective. 1. resulting from or characterized by deliberate effort; carefully planned; done on purpose: »a studied air of simplicity, a studied laugh. What she said to me was a studied insult. While its performances of… …   Useful english dictionary

• stud´ied|ly — stud|ied «STUHD eed», adjective. 1. resulting from or characterized by deliberate effort; carefully planned; done on purpose: »a studied air of simplicity, a studied laugh. What she said to me was a studied insult. While its performances of… …   Useful english dictionary

• stud|ied — «STUHD eed», adjective. 1. resulting from or characterized by deliberate effort; carefully planned; done on purpose: »a studied air of simplicity, a studied laugh. What she said to me was a studied insult. While its performances of popular songs… …   Useful english dictionary

• un|stud|ied — «uhn STUHD eed», adjective. 1. not labored or artificial; natural: »simple and unstudied manners. 2. not an object of study; not studied. 3. not having studied; unversed (in): »unstudied in Latin. I…was not unstudied in those authowhich are most… …   Useful english dictionary

• stud·ied — /ˈstʌdid/ adj 1 : carefully thought out or prepared : ↑thoughtful She gave a studied response. 2 : done deliberately a studied insult He viewed us with a studied indifference …   Useful english dictionary

• ied — able bod·ied; cit·ied; dis·bod·ied; drap·er·ied; full bod·ied; gal·ler·ied; lil·ied; liv·er·ied; phy·lac·ter·ied; sanc·tu·ar·ied; shrub·ber·ied; stud·ied; stud·ied·ly; stud·ied·ness; trac·er·ied; var·ied; var·ied·ly; bod·ied; …   English syllables

• stud — be·stud; stud; stud·der; stud·die; stud·ding; stud·ied; stud·ied·ly; stud·ied·ness; stud·dle; stud·dy; …   English syllables

• re|stud|y — «ree STUHD ee», noun, plural stud|ies, transitive verb, stud|ied, stud|y|ing. –n. a new study: »Another part of the new program, he said, includes a restudy of merchandising techniques (Wall Street Journal). –v.t. to study anew …   Useful english dictionary

• un|der|stud|y — «UHN duhr STUHD ee», noun, plural stud|ies, verb, stud|ied, stud|y|ing. –n. a person who can act as a substitute for an actor, actress, or any other regular performer: »Two of Notre Dame s touchdowns were scored by Worden s understudy, Tom McHugh …   Useful english dictionary

• studied — stud•ied [[t]ˈstʌd id[/t]] adj. 1) marked by conscious effort; not spontaneous: studied simplicity[/ex] 2) carefully deliberated: a studied approval[/ex] 3) learned • Etymology: 1520–30 stud′ied•ly, adv. stud′ied•ness, n …   From formal English to slang