clear-headed

adjective

1. mentally alert; sensible; judicious

Other Word Forms

• clear-headedly adverb
• clear-headedness noun

Example Sentences

The procedure is short - usually under an hour - and demands a particularly swift, "clear-headed" recovery.

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"Patients need to wake up clear-headed, alert and oriented, and ideally pain-free. With better pain management, the stress response is curtailed."

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A drug dealer, brilliant in her business acumen, who could party all night and still seem sober, who remained tough and clear-headed well into the next afternoon on no sleep.

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One can almost imagine a more clear-headed and ruthless version of Trump who sticks to that kind of hardcore realpolitik and gets away with it.

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As he dug into the box, the two-time All-Star and nine-year veteran had a clear-headed game plan.

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