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calculant

calculant adjective: calculating, reflective.

Adjective

calculant (comparative more calculant, superlative most calculant)

  1. calculating, reflective
    • His face is calm, down-sloped, calculant, concerned.1930, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, Library of America, published 1985, page 97

Forms of calculant

comparativemore calculant
superlativemost calculant

Origin of calculant

From calculate + -ant.

Questions about calculant

What does calculant mean?
Calculant means calculating, reflective.
What part of speech is calculant?
Calculant is an adjective.

Words near calculant in the dictionary

  1. calculably
  2. calculagraph
  3. calculagraphs
  4. calculanda
  5. calculandum
  6. calculant
  7. calcular
  8. calculary
  9. calculatable
  10. calculate
  11. calculate out

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