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Measured

//ˈmɛʒəd// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    That has been determined by measurement.

    "He ran over a measured mile."

  2. 2
    Deliberate but restrained.

    "He argued in measured tones."

  3. 3
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    unhurried and with care and dignity wordnet
  2. 2
    carefully thought out in advance wordnet
  3. 3
    the rhythmic arrangement of syllables wordnet
  4. 4
    having notes of fixed rhythmic value wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of measure form-of, participle, past

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