calculating

[ kal-kyuh-ley-ting ]
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adjective
  1. capable of or made for performing calculations, especially arithmetical calculations: a calculating machine.

  2. shrewd; cautious: a wise and calculating lawyer.

  1. selfishly scheming: a cold and calculating dictator.

Origin of calculating

1
First recorded in 1800–10; calculat(e) + -ing2

Other words for calculating

Other words from calculating

  • cal·cu·lat·ing·ly, adverb
  • non·cal·cu·lat·ing, adjective
  • un·cal·cu·lat·ing, adjective
  • un·cal·cu·lat·ing·ly, adverb

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How to use calculating in a sentence

  • In the end the Browns always yielded, but grudgingly, calculatingly, never being taken by surprise.

    The Last Shot | Frederick Palmer
  • New "skids" are nicely peeled by hewing off the bark smoothly, and plentifully as well as calculatingly laid along the road.

British Dictionary definitions for calculating

calculating

/ (ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. selfishly scheming

  2. shrewd; cautious

Derived forms of calculating

  • calculatingly, adverb

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