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controlled
[kuhn-trohld]
adjective
held in check; curbed.
poorly controlled anger.
carefully regulated, tested, or verified.
a controlled experiment.
(of a drug) restricted by law as to possession and use.
Morphine is a controlled drug.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of controlled1
Example Sentences
In the forests, they plan to use controlled burns to thin vegetation that has built up.
A nonprofit controlled by Anne Wojcicki, former chief executive of 23andMe, has won the bidding process to buy the bankrupt genetic testing company.
They sleep rough, dig ditches, build firebreaks, set controlled burns, take down dead trees and, in between, experience moments of terrifying danger.
When Republicans in charge of the Legislature redrew the district lines after the 2020 census, they focused on reinforcing their political support in districts already controlled by the GOP.
The money was sent to bank accounts in the Los Angeles area, controlled by Song and other conspirators she had recruited.
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Related 51Թs
- measured
- ordered
- orderly
- organized
- structured
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