adjective
1.
a. : unlikely to change or be changed : fixed , stable , steadfast
settled opinion
settled purpose
settled habits
b. : not moving about or wandering
nomads were from time to time absorbed among the settled people — Owen & Eleanor Lattimore
2. : established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
settled principles
3. of weather : fair and calm
4. : peopled with settlers : built-up
5. : secured or held by legal settlement
settled income
• set·tled·ly adverb
• set·tled·ness noun -es