cal ‧ cu ‧ lat ‧ ed /ˈkælkjəleɪtəd, ˈkælkjʊleɪtəd/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ calculable ≠ ↑ incalculable , ↑ calculated , ↑ calculating ; noun : ↑ calculation , ↑ calculator ; verb : ↑ calculate ; adverb : ↑ calculatedly ]
1 . a calculated crime or dishonest action is deliberately and carefully planned – used to show disapproval:
a calculated attempt to deceive the American public
2 . a calculated risk/gamble something risky that you do after thinking carefully about what might happen:
The police took a calculated risk in releasing him.
—calculatedly adverb