measured
adjective
[ ˈmɛʒəd ]
• having a slow, regular rhythm.
• "she set off with measured tread"
Similar:
regular,
steady,
even,
uniform,
rhythmic,
rhythmical,
unfaltering,
constant,
sustained,
slow,
dignified,
resolute,
stately,
sedate,
leisurely,
unhurried,
firm,
deliberate,
ponderous,
measure
verb
• ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.
• "the amount of water collected is measured in pints"
Similar:
take the measurements of,
calculate,
compute,
estimate,
count,
meter,
quantify,
weigh,
size,
evaluate,
rate,
assess,
appraise,
gauge,
plumb,
measure out,
determine,
judge,
survey,
• assess the importance, effect, or value of (something).
• "it is hard to measure teaching ability"
• travel over (a certain distance or area).
• "we must measure twenty miles today"
Origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the senses ‘moderation’, ‘instrument for measuring’, ‘unit of capacity’): from Old French mesure, from Latin mensura, from mens- ‘measured’, from the verb metiri .
