adjective
1.
a. : worked out by calculation : computed mathematically
calculated tables
b. : ascertained or estimated by calculation
the calculated velocity of a bullet
c. : engaged in, undertaken, or displayed after reckoning or estimating the statistical probability of success or failure — see calculated risk
2. : planned or contrived so as to accomplish a purpose or achieve an effect : thought out in advance : deliberately planned
his ways are not calculated ; he considers himself as honest as noonday — G.W.Brace
that political justice is attainable only by a nicely calculated system of checks and balances — V.L.Parrington
3. : brought about or brought into existence as a consequence of deliberate intent and planning
4. : likely — used with complementary infinitive
a circumstance calculated to excite strong suspicion — W.E.Gladstone
not calculated to be soft on such a subject — A.H.Vandenberg †1951
5. : suited , fitted , adapted : of such a nature as — used with complementary infinitive
she was perfectly calculated to convince the sisters that times had worsened — Arnold Bennett
• cal·cu·lat·ed·ly adverb