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semicontrolled

semicontrolled adjective: under a certain amount of control.

Adjective

semicontrolled (not comparable)

  1. Under a certain amount of control.
    • The mower leaves the base and maneuvers in a semicontrolled pattern until all the grass is mowed.2009 July 16, Stephen Treffinger, “Cut Your Carbon Footprint, Too”, in New York Times

Origin of semicontrolled

From semi- + controlled.

Questions about semicontrolled

What does semicontrolled mean?
Semicontrolled means under a certain amount of control.
What part of speech is semicontrolled?
Semicontrolled is an adjective.

Words near semicontrolled in the dictionary

  1. semicontiguous
  2. semicontinental
  3. semicontinuity
  4. semicontinuous
  5. semicontinuously
  6. semicontrolled
  7. semicontroversial
  8. semiconvection
  9. semiconvective
  10. semiconvergence
  11. semiconvergent

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