cadenced, ppl. a.
(ˈkeɪdənst)
[f. cadence v. and n. + -ed.]
Expressed or performed in cadence; characterized by cadence; rhythmical, measured.
| a 1790 Adam Smith Imit. Arts, A certain measured, cadenced step, commonly called a dancing step. 1833 Reg. Instr. Cavalry i. 82 The horse has a firm, even, and cadenced pace. (Cadenced means that the time passed in making each step shall be exactly equal.) 1850 Mrs. Browning Lady Geraldine's Courtship xlv, Her voice, so cadenced in the talking. 1851 ― Casa Guidi Wind. 3 Where the whole world might drop for Italy Those cadenced tears. 1870 Lowell Among my Bks. Ser. ii. (1873) 287 You hear the cadenced surges of an unseen ocean. 1958 P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xv. 177 A harmonious and simple succession of thirds or single notes added in the form of a very flexible, cadenced conversation. |