measured
adjectiveUK /ˈmeʒ.əd/
US /ˈmeʒ.ɚd/
Done slowly and carefully, after thinking about it.
She spoke in a calm, measured voice so everyone would understand.
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2. Found out the exact size or amount of something.
The tailor measured the boy's arms before making the shirt.
3. Having a certain size or amount, as in 'a room measured ten feet wide.'
The garden was measured at twenty steps across.
4. Kept within limits; not too much.
He ate a measured amount of cake so there would be some left.