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  • 11considered — [adj] deliberate, thought out advised, aforethought, contemplated, designed, designful, examined, express, given due consideration, gone into, intentional, investigated, mediated, premeditated, prepense, studied, studious, thought about, thought… …

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  • 12considered — [kən sid′ərd] adj. 1. arrived at after careful thought; thought out 2. highly regarded; respected …

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  • 13Considered harmful — In computer science and related disciplines, considered harmful is a phrase popularly used in the titles of diatribes and other critical essays (there are at least 65 such works[1]). It was popularized by Edsger Dijkstra s letter Go To Statement… …

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  • 14Considered — Consider Con*sid er (k[o^]n*s[i^]d [ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Considered} (k[o^]n*s[i^]d [ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Considering}.] [F. consid[ e]rer, L. considerare, sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con + sidus, sideris, star …

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  • 15considered — adjective 1 considered opinion/judgement etc an opinion based on careful thought 2 well/poorly/highly considered thought to be good, bad etc: Her paintings are very well considered abroad. 3 all things considered usually spoken used to say what… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16considered — con|sid|ered [kənˈsıdəd US ərd] adj [only before noun] a considered opinion, reply, judgment etc is one that you have thought about carefully ▪ He hadn t had time to form a considered opinion . ▪ The committee is meeting to prepare a considered… …

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  • 17considered — con|sid|ered [ kən sıdərd ] adjective only before noun FORMAL carefully thought about: We submitted a carefully considered response. someone s considered opinion: My considered opinion is that she should go to college first …

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  • 18considered — [[t]kənsɪ̱də(r)d[/t]] ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A considered opinion or act is the result of careful thought. → See also consider Obviously it was Anne s considered opinion that Mavis was a bold faced liar... We would hope to be able to give a considered …

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  • 19considered — UK [kənˈsɪdə(r)d] / US [kənˈsɪdərd] adjective [only before noun] formal carefully thought about We submitted a carefully considered response. someone s considered opinion: My considered opinion is that she should go to college first …

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  • 20considered — /keuhn sid euhrd/, adj. 1. thought about or decided upon with care: a considered opinion. 2. regarded with respect or esteem: a highly considered person. [1595 1605; CONSIDER + ED2] * * * …

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