studied
From LSJ
Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
Use P. ἐκ παρασκευῆς, Ar. and P. ἐπίτηδες.
they shedding tears with studied purpose: οἱ δ' ἐκβαλόντες δάκρυα ποιητῷ τρόπῳ (Euripides, Helen 1547).
assuming a studied look to hide his knowledge of the disaster: P. ἀδήλως τῇ ὄψει πλασάμενος πρὸς τὴν συμφοράν (Thuc. 6, 58).