calculating
adj1
Having the ability to calculate.
- an early calculating device
2
Especially, Of a person Serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
- Following the sentencing, Knutton said: "What sort of person does something so cold and calculating? I did not expect her to go to jail for it. I am just glad it is now all over."2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian:
- Derived terms
- calculatingly, uncalculating