adjusted

[ uh-juhs-tid ]

/ əˈdʒʌs tɪd /

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adjective

arranged or fitted properly: Properly adjusted shelving will accommodate books of various heights.

adapted to surroundings or circumstances (often used in combination): a well-adjusted child.

Nearby words

adjustability, adjustable, adjustable spanner, adjustable-pitch, adjustable-rate mortgage, adjusted, adjusted gross income, adjuster, adjustive, adjustment, adjustment disorder

Origin of adjusted

First recorded in 1665–75; adjust + -ed²

Related formsmis·ad·just·ed, adjectivequa·si-ad·just·ed, adjectiveun·ad·just·ed, adjectivewell-ad·just·ed, adjective

Definition for adjusted (2 of 2)

adjust

[ uh-juhst ]

/ əˈdʒʌst /

verb (used with object)

to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income.

to put in good working order; regulate; bring to a proper state or position: to adjust an instrument.

to settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result: to adjust our differences.

Insurance. to determine the amount to be paid in settlement of (a claim).

to systematize.

Military. to correct the elevation or deflection of (a gun).

verb (used without object)

to adapt oneself; become adapted: They had no problems in adjusting at the new school.

Origin of adjust

1350–1400; Middle English ajusten < Anglo-French ajuster, Old French aj(o)uster to make conform to, verbal derivative, with a- a-⁵, of juste right, just¹, influenced in sense by ajouter, ajoster to add < Late Latin adjuxtāre; see ad-,joust

SYNONYMS FOR adjust

2 set; repair, fix.

3 arrange; rectify; reconcile.

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Related formsmis·ad·just, verbo·ver·ad·just, verbpre·ad·just, verb (used with object)self-ad·just·ing, adjective

Synonym study

1. Adjust, adapt, alter in their literal meanings imply making necessary or desirable changes (as in position, shape, or the like). To adjust is to move into proper position for use: to adjust the eyepiece of a telescope. To adapt is to make a change in character, to make something useful in a new way: to adapt a paper clip for a hairpin. To alter is to change the appearance but not the use: to alter the height of a table.

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Examples from the Web for adjusted

And as he adjusted to this change in circumstances, he screamed at himself a second time: Wait!
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With a total of $289 million (adjusted for inflation), it is the highest-grossing silent film of all time.
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The association was statistically significant and held up even when adjusted for age and other characteristics.
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Going Back to “Adjusted Gross Income”… Items 23 through 36—not seeing much help here.
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The lower hook is so adjusted that the hind wheel rests in it, thus forming a perfect support for the machine.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 46, September 23, 1897|Various
It is upon this principle that your rents have been adjusted.
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If he could not solve the problems, they were then carried to the Agent; then on up if not there adjusted.
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As she spoke she adjusted over her head a visorlike woolen cap that left only her face showing.
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After the tailstock center is withdrawn, the emery wheel is adjusted for grinding.
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British Dictionary definitions for adjusted

adjust

/ (əˈdʒʌst) /

verb

(tr) to alter slightly, esp to achieve accuracy; regulateto adjust the television

to adapt, as to a new environment, etc

(tr) to put into order

(tr) insurance to determine the amount payable in settlement of (a claim)

Derived Formsadjustable, adjectiveadjustably, adverbadjuster, noun

Word Origin for adjust

C17: from Old French adjuster, from ad- to + juste right, just

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Word Origin and History for adjusted

adjust

late 14c., ajusten, "to correct, remedy;" reborrowed by c.1600 in sense "arrange, settle, compose," from Middle French adjuster, Old French ajouter "to join" (12c.), from Late Latin adjuxtare "to bring near," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + juxta "next," related to jungere "to join" (see jugular).

Influenced by folk etymology derivation from Latin iustus "just, equitable, fair." Meaning "to arrange (something) so as to conform with (a standard or another thing)" is from 1660s. Insurance sense is from 1755. Meaning "to get used to" first recorded 1924. Related: Adjusted; adjusting.

Medicine definitions for adjusted

adjust

[ ə-jŭst′ ]

v.

To bring into proper relationship.

To treat disorders of the spine by correcting slight dislocations between vertebrae using chiropractic techniques.

To achieve a psychological balance with regard to one's external environment, one's needs, and the demands of others.

adjusted

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