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