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calculating
[ kal-kyuh-ley-ting ]
adjective
- capable of or made for performing calculations, especially arithmetical calculations:
a calculating machine.
a wise and calculating lawyer.
- selfishly scheming:
a cold and calculating dictator.
Synonyms:
calculating
/ ˈæʊˌɪɪŋ /
adjective
- selfishly scheming
- shrewd; cautious
Derived Forms
- ˈˌپԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- c·iԲ· adverb
- ԴDz·c·iԲ adjective
- ܲ·c·iԲ adjective
- un·c·iԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of calculating1
Example Sentences
Divide my affection for the first movie by the few clever beats here and it’s enough to get me to see what O’Connor is calculating for “The Accountant 3.”
It is Wall Street now calculating a more-than-evens chance of a recession in the US.
It had previously explained that a judgement, known as the McCloud pension remedy, resulted in the government making changes to public service pension schemes, and calculating valuations in a new way.
Sentencing, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb told Prosper: "You intended to unleash disaster on the community of Luton. Your plans were intelligent, calculating and selfish. Your ambition was notoriety."
Moscow may well be hoping - possibly calculating - that Donald Trump will prioritise getting a chunk of that "Russian real estate" over securing an acceptable deal for Ukraine to end the war.
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