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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
