measured
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈmɛʒəd/ / /ˈmɛʒɚd/ / /ˈmeɪʒɚd/
adj
- That has been determined by measurement.
“He ran over a measured mile.”
“Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.”
- Deliberate but restrained.
“He argued in measured tones.”
“But, for the unquiet heart and brain, A use in measured language lies; The sad mechanic exercise, Like dull narcotics, numbing pain.”
- Rhythmically written in meter; metrical.
“As we stood waiting for the departure time with the setting sun twinkling on the great brass dome of our 2-4-0, the sound of church bells was the only one apart from the measured tread of the guard slowly pacing towards his van, and, standing at an open window, I more than once heard the fireman's "Right away!" to his mate in acknowledgement of a desultory wave of the unfurled green flag.”
verb
- simple past and past participle of measure