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calculating

[ kal-kyuh-ley-ting ]

adjective

  1. capable of or made for performing calculations, especially arithmetical calculations:

    a calculating machine.

  2. a wise and calculating lawyer.

  3. selfishly scheming:

    a cold and calculating dictator.

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calculating

/ ˈæʊˌɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. selfishly scheming
  2. shrewd; cautious
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌپԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • c·iԲ· adverb
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  • ܲ·c·iԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of calculating1

First recorded in 1800–10; calculat(e) + -ing 2
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It is Wall Street now calculating a more-than-evens chance of a recession in the US.

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It had previously explained that a judgement, known as the McCloud pension remedy, resulted in the government making changes to public service pension schemes, and calculating valuations in a new way.

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Sentencing, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb told Prosper: "You intended to unleash disaster on the community of Luton. Your plans were intelligent, calculating and selfish. Your ambition was notoriety."

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Moscow may well be hoping - possibly calculating - that Donald Trump will prioritise getting a chunk of that "Russian real estate" over securing an acceptable deal for Ukraine to end the war.

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Speaking after the hearing at Belfast Crown Court on Friday, a senior police officer described Evans as a "cold, calculating child predator".

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