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clear-headed

British  

adjective

  1. mentally alert; sensible; judicious

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • clear-headedly adverb
  • clear-headedness noun

Example Sentences

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Without an overall strategy, he said, the government would "struggle to address some of those issues and have a clear-headed view about what we might do to improve things".

From BBC

But he’s an amazing, hard-working, clear-headed guy.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times