deemed

[ deemd ]

adjective

1. assumed or judged:

   No one ships cars here from the United States—it would cost you 85% duty on the deemed value of the car!

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of deem ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of deemed¹

deem ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

According to the Journal, the panel would consist of ranking retired officers who were empowered to recommend removal of former peers deemed to be “lacking in requisite leadership qualities.”

From Los Angeles Times

Delhi and nearby cities are experiencing pollution levels that are deemed hazardous to people's health.

From BBC

The research, published in the journal Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, found that in 70% of the posts deemed to be the most substantive, the writers “accepted or exploited climate change.”

From Salon

As part of the introduction of T-levels, funding was set to be withdrawn for some other vocational qualifications, like BTecs, which were deemed to "overlap" with the new T-level programmes.

From BBC

It means there are now 599 sites across the capital deemed at risk of neglect, decay or inappropriate development by the heritage group.

From BBC

Related Words

• alleged
• assumed
• putative
• regarded
• rumored
• supposed