Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adjusted"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adjust \Ad*just"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjusted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Adjusting}.] [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to
add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused
later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to
adjust. See {Just}, v. t. and cf. {Adjute}.]
1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or
conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust
a garment to the body, or things to a standard.
2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
Adjusting the orthography. --Johnson.
3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that
parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts;
the differences are adjusted.
4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an
instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope
or microscope.
Syn: To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set
right; rectify; settle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adjusted
adj 1: altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into
a proper relation; "an adjusted insurance claim"; "the
car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted" [ant:
{unadjusted}]
2: (psychology) adjusted to demands of daily living; showing
emotional stability [ant: {maladjusted}]
3: having achieved a comfortable relationship with your
environment [syn: {familiarized}, {familiarised}]
4: (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted;
"for my wedding I had my mother's wedding dress altered to
fit me"
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