calculating adj

calculating adj
A math professor in an unheated room is cold and calculating.

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  • calculating — (adj.) 1710, carrying out calculations, prp. adjective from CALCULATE (Cf. calculate). Meaning shrewdly or selfishly seeking advantage is attested from c.1810 …   Etymology dictionary

  • calculating — [adj] scheming to manipulate artful, canny, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, considerate, contriving, crafty, cunning, designing, devious, discreet, gingerly, guarded, guileful, intelligent, Machiavellian, manipulative, politic,… …   New thesaurus

  • calculating — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ coldly ▪ She caught a coldly calculating glint in the other woman s eye. PHRASES ▪ cold and calculating …   Collocations dictionary

  • calculating — [kal′kyəlāt΄iŋ] adj. 1. shrewd or cunning, esp. in a selfish way; scheming 2. performing calculations …   English World dictionary

  • calculating — adj. careful, shrewd cal·cu·lat·ing || kælkjÊŠleɪtɪŋ/ kjÉ™leɪtɪŋ cal·cu·late || kælkjÊŠleɪt v. estimate; compute (add, subtract, etc.); depend upon …   English contemporary dictionary

  • calculating — adj shrewd, sharp, scheming, designing, sly, crafty, contriving, Sl. sneaky; cautious, careful, wary, prudent; discreet, circumspect, politic, far sighted …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • calculating — adj. (of a person) shrewd, scheming. Derivatives: calculatingly adv …   Useful english dictionary

  • calculating — calculatingly, adv. /kal kyeuh lay ting/, adj. 1. capable of or made for performing calculations, esp. arithmetical calculations: a calculating machine. 2. shrewd; cautious: a wise and calculating lawyer. 3. selfishly scheming: a cold and… …   Universalium

  • calculating — [[t]kæ̱lkjʊleɪtɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as calculating, you disapprove of the fact that they deliberately plan to get what they want, often by hurting or harming other people. Northbridge is a cool, calculating and …   English dictionary

  • calculating — cal|cu|lat|ing [ˈkælkjuleıtıŋ] adj thinking carefully about how to get exactly what you want, often without caring about anyone else used to show disapproval ▪ He gave her a calculating look …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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