measured
mea‧sured /ˈmeʒəd $ -ərd/
adjective
a measured response to the problem
She spoke in measured tones.
mea‧sured /ˈmeʒəd $ -ərd/
adjective Word Family: adjective: measurable ≠ immeasurable, measured, measureless; noun: measure, measurement; verb: measure; adverb: measurably ≠ immeasurably
if you do something in a measured way, you do it in a careful and controlled way, not in an excited or sudden way: