Adjusted
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
adjusted
adj 1: 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"
[ant: {unadjusted}]
2: adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional
stability [ant: {maladjusted}]
3: having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment
[syn: {adjusted}, {familiarized}, {familiarised}]
4: (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted;
"for my wedding I had my mother's wedding dress altered to
fit me"
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Adjust \Ad*just"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjusted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Adjusting}.] [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.
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2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
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Adjusting the orthography. --Johnson.
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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.
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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.
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Syn: To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set
right; rectify; settle.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "adjusted":
able, acclimated, acclimatized, accommodated, accustomed, adapted,
capable, case-hardened, checked out, competent, conditioned,
experienced, familiarized, fit, fitted, hardened, inured,
naturalized, orientated, oriented, proficient, qualified, run-in,
seasoned, suited, trained, used to, well-fitted, well-qualified,
well-suited, wont, wonted
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