controlled

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

verb exercise authoritative control or power over
verb lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
verb handle and cause to function

It was all so slow and so controlled. — The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway
The panel's control lever, swung to the left, controlled increase; to the right, decrease. — Astounding Stories, August, 1931, Various
“Get out,” Laura said, so cold, so controlled, that she froze him into submission. — I am a woman, Ann Bannon

control, command

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