'Measured' definitions:
Definition of 'measured'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having notes of fixed rhythmic value [syn: mensural, measured, mensurable]
adjective
adjective
Carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony" [syn: deliberate, calculated, measured]
adjective
Unhurried and with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" [syn: careful, deliberate, measured]
Definition of 'Measured'
From: GCIDE
- Measured \Meas"ured\, a. Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform; graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with measured steps; he expressed himself in no measured terms. -- {Meas"ured*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Measured'
From: GCIDE
- Measure \Meas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Measured; p. pr. & vb. n. Measuring.] [F. mesurer, L. mensurare. See Measure, n.]
- 1. To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to appraise. [1913 Webster]
- Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite Thy power! what thought can measure thee? --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures changes of temperature. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off and determining the distance. [1913 Webster]
- A true devoted pilgrim is not weary To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To adjust by a rule or standard. [1913 Webster]
- To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; -- often with out or off. [1913 Webster]
- With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. --Matt. vii. 2. [1913 Webster]
- That portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- To measure swords with one, to try another's skill in the use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's abilities against an antagonist's. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'measured'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a,
- accordant,
- admeasured,
- alike,
- alternate,
- an,
- antispastic,
- any,
- appraised,
- assessed,
- automatic,
- balanced,
- beating,
- cadenced,
- cadent,
- calculated,
- careful,
- cautious,
- certain,
- circling,
- concinnate,
- concinnous,
- considered,
- consistent,
- consonant,
- constant,
- continuous,
- correspondent,
- cyclic,
- dactylic,
- deliberate,
- dignified,
- epochal,
- equable,
- equal,
- euphonic,
- euphonical,
- euphonious,
- even,
- every other,
- exact,
- flat,
- flowing,
- fluent,
- frugal,
- gauged,
- harmonious,
- homogeneous,
- iambic,
- immutable,
- in numbers,
- in rhythm,
- intentional,
- intermittent,
- invariable,
- isochronal,
- known by measurement,
- leisurely,
- level,
- majestic,
- mapped,
- mechanical,
- metered,
- methodic,
- metric,
- metronomic,
- moderate,
- modulated,
- monolithic,
- monotonous,
- of a piece,
- one,
- ordered,
- orderly,
- oscillatory,
- periodical,
- persistent,
- planned,
- plotted,
- precise,
- predetermined,
- premeditated,
- prosodic,
- prudent,
- pulsating,
- pulsative,
- pulsatory,
- pulsing,
- pyrrhic,
- quantified,
- quantitative,
- quantitive,
- quantized,
- reasoned,
- reciprocal,
- recurrent,
- recurring,
- regular,
- regulated,
- restrained,
- rhythmic,
- rhythmical,
- robotlike,
- rotary,
- scanning,
- seasonal,
- sedate,
- serial,
- slow,
- smooth,
- smooth-sounding,
- sober,
- solemn,
- some,
- sparing,
- spondaic,
- stable,
- stately,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- stinting,
- studied,
- surveyed,
- sweet,
- symmetrical,
- systematic,
- temperate,
- throbbing,
- triangulated,
- tripping,
- trochaic,
- unbroken,
- unchangeable,
- unchanged,
- unchanging,
- undeviating,
- undifferentiated,
- undiversified,
- undulant,
- undulatory,
- unhurried,
- uniform,
- unruffled,
- unvaried,
- unvarying,
- valuated,
- valued,
- wavelike,
- well-thought-out,
- wheeling
Words containing 'Measured'
- Measurable,
- Measurableness,
- Measurably,
- Measure,
- Measuredly,
- Measurement,
- Measurer,
- Measuring,
- measurability,
- measure for measure,
- measure out,
- measure up,
- measure up to,
- Binary measure,
- Cloth measure,
- Coal measures,
- Dry measure,
- Half measure,
- Land measure,
- Lineal measure,
- Linear measure,
- Liquid measure,
- Long measure,
- Measuring faucet,
- Measuring wheel,
- Measuring worm,
- Solid measure,
- Square measure,
- To have hard measure,
- To take measures,
- To tread a measure,
- Triple measure,
- Unit of measure,
- Water measure,
- Water measurer,
- Wine measure,
- Yacht measurement,
- beyond measure,
- board measure,
- capacity measure,
- circular measure,
- common measure,
- cubic measure,
- defensive measure,
- desperate measure,
- for good measure,
- full measure,
- fundamental measure,
- information measure,
- measuring block,
- measuring cup,
- measuring device,
- measuring instrument,
- measuring rod,
- measuring stick,
- measuring system,
- measuring unit,
- mental measurement,
- passing measure,
- scale of measurement,
- security measure,
- security measures,
- standard of measurement,
- system of measurement,
- tape measure,
- unit of measurement,
- yard measure,
- Imperial weights and measures,
- To measure swords with one,
- To take one's measure,
- give full measure,
- system of weights and measures,
- electronic warfare-support measures,
- time-delay measuring instrument,
- time-delay measuring system