Associations to the word «Calculated»

Wiktionary

CALCULATED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of calculate
CALCULATED, adjective. Produced by calculation
CALCULATED MISTAKE, noun. An intentional error, usually to avoid some worse outcome, especially when done as a ruse.

Dictionary definition

CALCULATED, adjective. Carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke