ppl. a. Also 7 studdied. [f. STUDY v. + -ED1.]
1. Resulting from, or characterized by, deliberate effort or intention; produced or acquired by study, carefully contrived or excogitated; designed, premeditated; deliberate, intentional.
1606. Shaks., Ant. & Cl., II. ii. 140. Pardon what I haue spoke, For ’tis a studied not a present thought, By duty ruminated. Ibid. (1611), Wint. T., III. ii. 176. What studied torments (Tyrant) hast for me?
1639. S. Du Verger, trans. Camus’ Admir. Events, 259. Her studdied countenance, her pleasing speeches.
1671. Milton, Samson, 658. Consolatories writ With studied argument.
1676. Marvell, Mr. Smirke, 10. Then which the Animadverter could never have invented a more notorious, studied, and deliberate Falshood.
1709. Steele, Tatler, No. 128, ¶ 4. The studied Airs of a Lady’s Fan.
1769. Robertson, Chas. V., IX. III. 173. Expressed … in terms of studied ambiguity.
1848. Alb. Smith, Chr. Tadpole, xlvii. 408. As he came near Christopher he … made a studied bow, and bade him good morning.
a. 1859. Macaulay, Hist. Eng., xxiii. 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.
b. with for. rare–1.
1748. Richardson, Clarissa (1811), IV. 352. Notwithstanding my studied-for politeness and complaisance for some days past.
2. Of a person: Learned, deeply read, skilled, practised, versed. Const. in (a subject). ? Obs.
1530. Tindale, Answ. More, Wks. (1573), 247/1. The naturall man … be he … neuer so well sene in the law, neuer so sore studied in the Scripture,… yet hee cannot vnderstand the thynges of the spirite of God.
1596. Shaks., Merch. V., II. ii. 205. Vse all the obseruance of ciuillitie Like one well studied in a sad ostent To please his Grandam.
1602. F. Hering, Anat., A 3. A Skilfull, well studyed, and approoued Lawyer.
a. 1662. Heylin, Laud (1668), 529. So well was he studied in the Art of Dying.
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.
a. 1687. Petty, Polit. Anat. Irel. (1691), 71. All English Money … is quite carried away out of Ireland, and such Money brought instead of it, as these studied Merchants do from time to time bring in for their Advantage upon the Common People, their Credulity and Ignorance.
1760–72. H. Brooke, Fool of Qual. (1809), I. 89. You are equally studied and practised in turning any thing into nothing.
1806. J. Beresford, Miseries Hum. Life, vii. § 71. As far as he is yet studied in the bills of fare.
1810. W. Wilson, Hist. Dissent. Ch., III. 59. Mr. Smith was a learned, pious and well studied Divine.
1901. Munsey’s Mag., XXV. 732/2. He could talk freely and well, with the knowledge of a traveled and a studied man.
† b. Prepared by study or cogitation (for doing or to do something). Obs. rare.
1606. Shaks., Ant. & Cl., II. vi. 48. I … am well studied for a liberall thanks, Which I do owe you.
1657–8. Burton’s Diary (1828), II. 382. I am not studied to answer all that that gentleman has said, but I shall give it this answer.
Hence Studiedly adv., Studiedness.
1656. W. Montagu, Accomplish’d Woman, 113. If gracefulnesse then be described by doing all things by Nature, and not by studiedness.
1672. Mede’s Wks. (ed. 3), Life p. xxxix. 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.
1828. D’Israeli, Chas. I., II. ix. 226. The reception of Bassompiere … was studiedly uncivil.
1876. Clark Russell, Is he the Man? III. 75. He made way for me studiedly.
1881. Mahaffy, Old Grk. Educ., ix. 109. We need only here call attention to the intense studiedness of Greek eloquence.
