calculated
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- carefully thought out in advance“a calculated insult”“with measured irony”Synonyms: deliberatemeasured
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Calculated \Cal"cu*la`ted\, p. p. & a.
1.Worked out by calculation; as calculated tables for computing interest; ascertained or conjectured as a result of calculation; as, the calculated place of a planet; the calculated velocity of a cannon ball. [1913 Webster]
2.Adapted by calculation, contrivance. or forethought to accomplish a purpose; as, to use arts calculated to deceive the people; a calculated response. [1913 Webster]
3.Likely to produce a certain effect, whether intended or not; fitted; adapted; suited. [1913 Webster]
The only danger that attends multiplicity of publication is, that some of them may be calculated to injure rather than benefit society.— Goldsmith.[1913 Webster]
The minister, on the other hand, had never gone through an experience calculated to lead him beyond the scope of generally received laws.— Hawthorne.[1913 Webster]