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Definition of calculating adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

calculating

adjective
 
/ˈkælkjuleɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈkælkjuleɪtɪŋ/
(disapproving)
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  1. good at planning things so that you have an advantage, without caring about other people
    • a cold and calculating killer
    • I never realized you could be so calculating.
    • She caught a coolly calculating glint in the other woman’s eye.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • coldly
    phrases
    • cold and calculating
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