calculating
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]calculating
- present participle and gerund of calculate
Adjective
[edit]calculating (comparative more calculating, superlative most calculating)
- (not comparable) Having the ability to calculate.
- an early calculating device
- (especially of a person) Serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
- 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian[1]:
- Following the sentencing, Knutton said: "What sort of person does something so cold and calculating? I did not expect her to go to jail for it. I am just glad it is now all over."
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]having the ability to calculate
serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner
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