measured

American  

[mezh-erd] / ˈmɛʒ ərd /

adjective

1. ascertained or apportioned by measure.

   The race was over the course of a measured mile.

2. accurately regulated or proportioned.

3. regular or uniform, as in movement; rhythmical.

   to walk with measured strides.

4. deliberate and restrained; careful; carefully weighed or considered.

   measured language; measured terms.

5. in the form of meter or verse; metrical.

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measured British  

/ ˈmɛʒəd /

adjective

1. determined by measurement

2. slow, stately, or leisurely

3. carefully considered; deliberate

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Other Word Forms

• measuredly adverb
• measuredness noun
• well-measured adjective

Etymology

Origin of measured

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; measure, -ed ²

Example Sentences

When measured against psychological therapy, exercise produced similar improvements, based on moderate certainty evidence from ten trials.

From Science Daily

While this energy use can be measured physically, the experience of effort is not purely mechanical.

From Science Daily

Oil investment is measured in decades, not the next three years.

From The Wall Street Journal

This approach is reshaping how information can be transmitted, measured, and processed by merging quantum information science with carefully engineered patterns of light in space and time.

From Science Daily

Her measured response to both her Hollywood ascension and a rainy forecast speak to her generally unfussed demeanor.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• consistent
• deliberate
• systematic