calculated
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Learner's definition of CALCULATED
[more calculated; most calculated]
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carefully planned for a particular and often improper purpose
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The TV ads were a calculated [=deliberate] attempt to deceive voters.
◊ A calculated risk is one that is accepted after careful thought about the possible good and bad results of a particular action.
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The army took a calculated risk when it attacked the enemy's capital without using planes.
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