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   measured

   /ˈmɛʒəd/

   adjective

   • 1. having a slow, regular rhythm: "she set off with measured tread" Similar regularsteadyevenuniformrhythmicrhythmicalunfalteringconstantsustainedslowdignifiedresolutestatelysedateleisurelyunhurriedfirmdeliberateponderousOpposite erratic
   • ▪ (of speech or writing) carefully considered and restrained: "his measured prose" Similar guardedstudiedthoughtfulcarefulcarefully chosenselected with carewell thought outcalculatedplannedconsideredjudiciousrestraineddeliberatereasonedOpposite thoughtlesscareless

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   • 1. measuredly adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMEASURED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   careful and controlled, or not fast: Her response to their criticism was calm and measured. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cautious and vigilant. abundance. an abundance of caution idiom. askance. attentive. attentively.

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   1. : marked by due proportion. 2. a. : marked by rhythm : regularly recurrent. a measured gait. b. : metrical. 3. : deliberate, calculated. a measured response. measuredly adverb. Synonyms. advised. calculated. considered. deliberate. knowing. reasoned. studied.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMEASURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to discover the exact size or amount of something: "Will the table fit in here?" "I don't know - let's measure it." This machine measures your heart rate. He measured the flour into the bowl. [ L only + noun ] to be a particular size: The area, measuring/which measures five kilometres by three kilometres, has been purchased by the army.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMEASURED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. determined, ascertained, or proportioned by a standard. 2. a.

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   adjective. ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile. accurately regulated or proportioned. regular or uniform, as in movement; rhythmical: to walk with measured strides. deliberate and restrained; careful; carefully weighed or considered: measured language; measured terms.

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   a. : an instrument (such as a yardstick) or utensil (such as a graduated cup) for measuring. b (1) : a standard or unit of measurement see Weights and Measures Table. (2) : a system of standard units of measure. metric measure. 3. : the act or process of measuring.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › measuredMeasured - definition of measured by The Free Dictionary

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   Define measured. measured synonyms, measured pronunciation, measured translation, English dictionary definition of measured. adj. 1. Determined by measurement: The measured distance was less than a mile. 2. Careful; restrained: spoke in measured words. 3. Calculated; deliberate:...