Measured : adj. 1.Determined by measurement: The measured distance was less than a mile. 2. Careful; restrained: spoke in measured words. 3. Calculated; deliberate: with measured irony. 4. Regular in rhythm and number: "A clock struck slowly in the house with a measured, solemn chime" (Thomas Wolfe). 5. Slow and stately. 6.Written in meter. Ex: I measured the amount of water I was adding to the soup. They measured twice the amount they needed for the lab project. Etc. Hope this helps!