cool-headed
[ kool-hed-id ]
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adjective
not easily excited; calm.
Origin of cool-headed
1First recorded in 1770–80
Other words from cool-headed
- cool-head·ed·ly, adverb
- cool·head·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby cool-headed
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How to use cool-headed in a sentence
Eighteen months ago, I was in a similar situation and had the opportunity to act like a cool-headed adult—but failed miserably.
Wilson Lamb flattered himself on being pretty cool headed under all circumstances.
Here was food enough to fire the blood of a cool-headed Yankee, let alone that of a mad Irishman.
The Pirate of Panama | William MacLeod RaineSheep are cool-headed fellows, as well befits those who are intimately associated with precipices.
Watched by Wild Animals | Enos A. MillsHe saw the need of keeping cool headed and clean handed, with an eye always to the main issue.
The Shadow | Arthur Stringer
He posted a number of reliable, cool-headed men around the "meetinghouse," many of them being armed.
West Wind Drift | George Barr McCutcheon
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