Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
adjusted
(adjective) altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation; “an adjusted insurance claim”; “the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted”
adjusted
(adjective) adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability
adjusted
(adjective) (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted; “for my wedding I had my mother’s wedding dress altered to fit me”
adjusted, familiarized, familiarised
(adjective) having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adjusted (comparative more adjusted, superlative most adjusted)
Which has been compensated in order to avoid bias.
adjusted
simple past tense and past participle of adjust
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*just", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjusting.] Etym: [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to adjust. See Just, v. t. and cf. Adjute.]
1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a standard.
2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system. Adjusting the orthography. Johnson.
3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.
4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.
Syn.
– To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set right; rectify; settle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.