meas|ured «MEHZH uhrd, MAY zhuhrd», adjective.
1. regular; uniform: »
the measured march of soldiers, measured portions of food. She hears the measured beating of our horses' hoofs (Thomas De Quincey).
SYNONYM(S): regulated.2. rhythmical: »
measured beats.
3. written in poetry, not in prose; metrical: »
measured lines of poetry. For the unquiet heart and brain, A use in measured language lies (Tennyson).
4. deliberate and restrained; not hasty or careless: »
The angry old man spoke to the boys with measured speech.
SYNONYM(S): moderate, temperate.–meas´ured|ly, adverb.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.