poised, adj.
freq. cnt. 4
freq. cnt. 4
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
poised
sample sentences
"a gull in poised flight""George's poised hammer"
semantic pointers
similar to
in full control of your faculties
<adj.all>
collected equanimous poised self-collected self-contained self-possessed
sample sentences
"the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination""perfectly poised and sure of himself"
"more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"
"strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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