measured
[ mezh-erd ]
/ ˈmɛʒ ərd /
adjective
ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile.
accurately regulated or proportioned.
regular or uniform, as in movement; rhythmical: to walk with measured strides.
deliberate and restrained; careful; carefully weighed or considered: measured language; measured terms.
in the form of meter or verse; metrical.
OTHER WORDS FROM measured
meas·ured·ly, adverb meas·ured·ness, noun well-meas·ured, adjectiveWords nearby measured
Definition for measured (2 of 2)
Origin of measure
1250–1300; Middle English
mesure, from Middle French, from Latin
mēnsūra, equivalent to
mēns(us), past participle of
mētīrī “to measure, mete” +
-ūra
-ure
OTHER WORDS FROM measure
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British Dictionary definitions for measured (1 of 2)
measured
/ (ˈmɛʒəd) /
adjective
determined by measurement
slow, stately, or leisurely
carefully considered; deliberate
Derived forms of measured
measuredly, adverb measuredness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for measured (2 of 2)
measure
/ (ˈmɛʒə) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of measure
measurer, nounWord Origin for measure
C13: from Old French, from Latin
mēnsūra measure, from
mēnsus, past participle of
mētīrī to measure
Medical definitions for measured
measure
[ mĕzh′ər ]
n.
v.
Idioms and Phrases with measured
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