Estudada

Estudada is the feminine form of the past participle of the Portuguese verb estudar, used as an adjective. It means “studied” or “well-studied” and agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. The term can describe a person who has studied a lot, though more common descriptors for people emphasize traits like studiousness (for example, estudioso or estudiosa). It also refers to topics, theories, data, or objects that have undergone examination or research, such as uma teoria estudada or evidências estudadas.

In usage, estudada typically appears in formal or academic contexts to signal that a subject has been subjected to analysis or thorough review. Examples include: “uma teoria bem estudada” (a theory that has been well studied) and “as evidências estudadas indicam…” (the studied evidence indicates…). The feminine form allows precise agreement with feminine nouns: “uma hipótese estudada”, “as práticas estudadas”.

Etymology and related forms: estudada derives from estudar (to study), with the participle suffix -ado. The masculine counterpart is estudado, and related words include estudo (study), estudante (student), and estudioso/estudiosa (studious person). While closely related, estudada should not be confused with estudante (student) or estudo (the act of studying).

Notes: estudadA is not a proper noun and is rarely used outside linguistic contexts to describe the degree of examination of a subject. Its nuance can imply thoroughness or credibility, depending on context. In some cases, alternatives like pesquisada or analisada may be used to emphasize investigation rather than the act of studying itself.