Antonyms for calculatingly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : kal-kyuh-ley-ting
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl kyəˌleɪ tɪŋ


Definition of calculatingly

Origin :
  • 1710, "carrying out calculations," present participle adjective from calculate. Meaning "shrewdly or selfishly seeking advantage" is attested from c.1810.
  • As in on purpose : adv done of one's own free will
  • As in deliberately : adv intentionally
Example sentences :
  • Deacon Rowley looked at her calculatingly, fingering his nose.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • Howell Edwards at the door of his office watched them calculatingly.
  • Extract from : « The Amazing Marriage, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Her husband eyed her calculatingly and rested his weight on the table once more.
  • Extract from : « Bruce of the Circle A » by Harold Titus
  • Simmy squinted a half-closed eye, calculatingly, judicially.
  • Extract from : « From the Housetops » by George Barr McCutcheon
  • She was deliberately impulsive; calculatingly reckless; systematically chaotic.
  • Extract from : « Princess Zara » by Ross Beeckman
  • It carefully and calculatingly distributed his riches among the members of his family, overlooking no individual of it.
  • Extract from : « Is Shakespeare Dead? » by Mark Twain
  • The star-flecked eyes were not upon us; they looked over and beyond—coldly, calculatingly.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
  • There was a certain prim set to her mouth, and her eyes, as she looked at him, were calculatingly cool.
  • Extract from : « Stubble » by George Looms
  • I do not do Mr. Brumley as the human lover justice if I lead you to suppose that he plotted thus clearly and calculatingly.
  • Extract from : « The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman » by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
  • Pausing just inside the door, in a patch of black shadow, he carefully and calculatingly surveyed the perches.
  • Extract from : « Red Fox » by Charles G. D. Roberts

Synonyms for calculatingly

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