SuaviloquyToday’s word

studied

Studied, a.

1. Closely examined; read with diligence and attention; made the subject of study; well considered; as, a studied lesson.

2. Well versed in any branch of learning; qualified by study; learned; as, a man well studied in geometry. I shrewdly suspect that he is little studied of a theory of moral proportions. Burke.

3. Premeditated; planned; designed; as, a studied insult. "Studied magnificence." Hawthorne.

4. Intent; inclined. [Obs.] Shak.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists studied only as an antonym, under extemporaneous.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given