studied

studied
    adj 1: produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation;
           "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied
           insult"- V.L.Parrington [ant: {uncontrived}, {unstudied}]
    

Studied \Stud"ied\, a.
   1. Closely examined; read with diligence and attention; made
      the subject of study; well considered; as, a studied
      lesson.
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   2. Well versed in any branch of learning; qualified by study;
      learned; as, a man well studied in geometry.
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            I shrewdly suspect that he is little studied of a
            theory of moral proportions.          --Burke.
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   3. Premeditated; planned; designed; as, a studied insult.
      "Studied magnificence." --Hawthorne.
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   4. Intent; inclined. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Study \Stud"y\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Studied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Studying}.] [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. ['e]tudier. See
   {Study}, n.]
   1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon
      anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. --Chaucer.
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            I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable.
                                                  --Swift.
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   2. To apply the mind to books or learning. --Shak.
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   3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. --1 Thes. iv. 11.
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61 Moby Thesaurus words for "studied":
      Gongoresque, Gongoristic, Marinistic, advised, affected,
      aforethought, aimed, aimed at, artificial, calculated, conscious,
      considered, contemplated, contrived, deliberate, deliberated,
      designed, elaborate, elaborated, envisaged, envisioned, euphuistic,
      feigned, forced, hyperelegant, intended, intentional, knowing,
      labored, mannered, meant, meditated, of design, overelaborate,
      overelegant, overnice, overrefined, planned, precieuse, precieux,
      precious, premeditated, prepense, pretentious, projected, proposed,
      purposed, purposeful, purposive, reasoned, studious, teleological,
      thought-out, thoughtful, unnatural, voluntary, weighed,
      well-thought-out, willful, willing, witting