[cal.cu.lat.ed] adj (1722) 1: apt, likely
2. a: worked out by mathematical calculation b: engaged in, undertaken, or displayed after reckoning or estimating the statistical probability of success or failure "a ~ risk" 3 a: planned or contrived to accomplish a purpose b: deliberate, intended -- cal.cu.lat.ed.ly adv -- cal.cu.lat.ed.ness n