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cal|cu|lat|ing — «KAL kyuh LAY tihng», adjective. 1. able to calculate; that calculates. 2. shrewd and careful; astute. SYNONYM(S): clever, cunning. 3. scheming and selfish: »He was calculating and mercenary (M. Edgeworth). SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
cal·cu·lat·ing — … Useful english dictionary
lat — ac·co·lat·ed; acous·ti·co·lat·er·al; ada·lat; aero·phi·lat·e·list; aero·phi·lat·e·ly; am·bi·lat·er·al; an·tero·lat·er·al; bal·lat; be·lat·ed; bi·lat·er·al; bi·lat·er·al·ism; bi·lat·er·al·is·tic; bi·lat·er·al·i·ty; bos·se·lat·ed;… … English syllables
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
cal|cu|late — «KAL kyuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.t. 1. to find out by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing; figure; compute: »We calculated the cost of building a new house. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
mis|cal|cu|late — «mihs KAL kyuh layt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to calculate wrongly or incorrectly … Useful english dictionary
calculatingly — cal·cu·lat·ing·ly … English syllables
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
calculating — cal|cu|lat|ing [ kælkjə,leıtıŋ ] adjective using careful and clever planning to get what you want, even if it hurts other people: RUTHLESS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
