weigh
verb (used with object)
to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device.
well-weighed
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a word derived from
weigh.
Example Sentences
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The bomb: a well-weighed proposal that the U.S. combine Army, Navy and air forces into a single, unified Department of War.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the noble feelings of the latter he shared, but surpassed Lim, in a just appreciation of the age and its immediate wants, and in the logical carrying out of a well-weighed system.
From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Johann Jakob Hottinger
Those who suppose that Paine did but reproduce the principles of Rousseau and Locke will find by careful study of his well-weighed language that such is not the case.
From Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man by Moncure Daniel Conway
He performed the music better than almost all the rest, which so astonished the company that Giulio and Michel Agnolo dropped their earlier tone of banter, exchanging it for well-weighed terms of sober heartfelt admiration.
From Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by John Addington Symonds
But Paine, with well-weighed words, gently withstood the commander, prudently ignoring the legal point, if aware of it.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Moncure Daniel Conway
