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STUDIED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
Example:
a note of biting irony and studied insult
Classified under:
Also:
affected; unnatural (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression)
Antonym:
unstudied (not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb study
Context examples:
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
(ABT-751, NCI Dictionary)
Afinitor Disperz is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
(Afinitor Disperz, NCI Dictionary)
He had studied late, and it was nearly time for breakfast.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of lymphoma.
(Adcetris, NCI Dictionary)
A substance that has been studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.
(ACN53, NCI Dictionary)
It is also being studied in the treatment of cancer.
(Activase, NCI Dictionary)
A form of Actinex that is taken by mouth is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer.
(Actinex, NCI Dictionary)
A form of the natural substance carnitine that is being studied as a way to prevent tissue damage caused by chemotherapy.
(acetyl-L-carnitine, NCI Dictionary)
Afinitor is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
(Afinitor, NCI Dictionary)
I rose and, standing behind Holmes, studied it over his shoulder.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)