ADJUSTED

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

Adjective

adjusted (comparative more adjusted, superlative most adjusted)

Which has been compensated in order to avoid bias.

Verb

adjusted

simple past tense and past participle of adjust

Source: Wiktionary

ADJUST

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

ADJUSTED

Adjective

Verb

ADJUST

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