CALCULATIVE

calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming, shrewd

(adjective) acting with a specific goal; “the most calculating and selfish men in the community”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

calculative (comparative more calculative, superlative most calculative)

Of, pertaining to, or involving calculation.

Anagrams

• claviculate

Source: Wiktionary


Cal"cu*la*tive, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to calculation; involving calculation. Long habits of calculative dealings. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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