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

And this was a consummate display, cool and measured with a ruthless edge, even if it came against this dreadfully poor Spurs side.

From BBC

The spike in the GDP Price Index depressed measured real GDP growth, with nominal GDP having grown at a 5.1% rate in Q4.

From Barron's

Separate data showed inflation, as measured by the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge, running at 2.9%—a touch higher than expected.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rules dictate it is measured at ambient temperature.

From BBC

American editors thought his photography “too poetic, too measured, too European,” Ms. Albers writes, but he eventually found steady employment for a women’s home magazine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• consistent
• deliberate
• systematic