ponderado
balanced
adjective pohn-deh-RAH-doh Rare
Origin: From Latin ponderatus (weighed).
Also means
considered
Usage Note
Ponderado describes a person or judgment that is measured, careful, and balanced — not impulsive. As a past participle of ponderar it can also mean 'weighed' or 'praised' in older usage, but the adjectival sense 'balanced/judicious' dominates in modern prose. The antonym is impulsivo or precipitado.
Examples
"El árbitro tomó una decisión ponderada."
Natural Translation
The referee made a balanced decision.
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