Word family noun calculation calculator adjective calculable ≠ incalculable calculated calculating verb calculate adverb calculatedly
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcalculatedcal‧cu‧lat‧ed /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/ adjective 1 DELIBERATELYa calculated crime or dishonest action is deliberately and carefully planned – used to show disapproval a calculated attempt to deceive the American public2 → a calculated risk/gamble —calculatedly adverbExamples from the Corpus
calculated• The cruelty with which Mengele's orders were carried out was ruthless and calculated.• It was a calculated attempt to make the governor look foolish.• The most fruitful studies have been based on calculated energy levels.• I work in a very intuitive way rather than in a calculated manner.• She got rid of her victims one by one, with cold and calculated precision.• Statements made by Mr. Lyman were just a calculated scare tactic designed to frighten consumers.• The Bridge disaster, along with the subsequent events on Moloch, had thrown Piper's carefully calculated schedules into complete disarray.• I suspect that the unattended team is deliberate: a calculated suppression of Myrtilos.• The strings in the recogniser output column are the calculated top ranked candidate string for each word.calculated attempt• It was not defensive, but a calculated attempt to discredit Lloyd George.• But there is no basis for deducing a calculated attempt to embarrass the leadership. 