measured
/ˈmɛʒɚd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
That has been determined by measurement.
adj
Deliberate but restrained.
adj
verb
simple past and past participle of measure
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "This procedure was very tedious for me. Although she was definitely in a somnambulistic state, her answers were coming very slowly with carefully measured caution."
- "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."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɛʒɚd/
- British English: /ˈmɛʒəd/
Inflected Forms
more measured (comparative)
most measured (superlative)