Both Uses of
premeditated
in
The Scarlet Letter
- There was fire in her and throughout her: she seemed the unpremeditated offshoot of a passionate moment.†
Chpt 7
- In spite of his premeditated carefulness, the floor would now and then creak; his garments would rustle; the shadow of his presence, in a forbidden proximity, would be thrown across his victim.†
Chpt 10 *
Definition:
-
(premeditated) to plan or consider before doing -- especially of a crime