controlled

American  

[kuhn-trohld] / kənˈtroʊld /

adjective

1. held in check; curbed.

   poorly controlled anger.

2. carefully regulated, tested, or verified.

   a controlled experiment.

3. (of a drug) restricted by law as to possession and use.

   Morphine is a controlled drug.

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Etymology

Origin of controlled

First recorded in 1580–90; control ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

In an economy where access to dollars was tightly controlled, Venezuela allowed shrimp producers to keep most of the greenbacks they received from exports, enabling companies to fund expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal

He controlled vast swathes of territory, especially in his home state of Jalisco.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new spray mechanism delivers a “lighter, more controlled application,” it says.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the United Arab Emirates' ILT20, franchises controlled by the owners of MI London and Southern Brave have not signed a Pakistan player across four seasons, but have recruited cricketers from 15 other nationalities.

From BBC

Russia has turned to drones controlled by ultra-thin fibre-optic cables, largely immune to electronic jamming.

From Barron's

Related Words

• measured
• ordered
• orderly
• organized
• structured
• supervised