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measured definition

meas·ured (mez̸h′ərd)

adjective

  1. determined, ascertained, or proportioned by a standard
    1. regular, steady, or uniform
    2. steady, slow, and deliberate to walk with a measured tread
    1. rhythmic
    2. metrical
  4. calculated, restrained, and deliberate; careful and guarded: said of speech, etc.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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