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   meas·ured

   /ˈmeZHərd/

   adjective

   • 1. having a slow, regular rhythm: "he walks with confident, measured steps" Similar regularsteadyevenuniformrhythmicrhythmicalunfalteringconstantsustainedslowdignifiedresolutestatelysedateleisurelyunhurriedfirmdeliberateponderousOpposite erratic
   • ▪ (of speech or writing) carefully considered; deliberate and restrained: "his measured prose" Similar guardedstudiedthoughtfulcarefulcarefully chosenselected with carewell thought outcalculatedplannedconsideredjudiciousrestraineddeliberatereasonedOpposite thoughtlesscareless

   Derivatives

   • 1. measuredly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • U

     1

   • R

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   • E

     1

   • D

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