clearheaded

[kleer-hed-id]

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adjective

having or showing an alert mind.

Origin of clearheaded

First recorded in 1700–10; clear + head + -ed³

Related formsclear·head·ed·ly, adverbclear·head·ed·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for clear-headed

Contemporary Examples

Pilots who smoke perform more poorly than clear-headed pilots on simulators—and that lasts 24 hours or more.
Weed Gave My Family Everything—Then Took It Away
Abby Haglage
April 9, 2014

Historical Examples

But it also shows him to be honourable, talented, and clear-headed.
Maxim Gorki
Hans Ostwald
He was a clear-headed, sensible man, with a keen eye to a bargain.
The Young Franc Tireurs
G. A. Henty
Impossible—so clear-headed as he is, so fastidious about women!
Heartsease
Charlotte M. Yonge
In political administration he was painstaking, clear-headed, and just.
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3)
John Morley
He was his own clear-headed, calm, collected self again in a moment.
On Board the Esmeralda
John Conroy Hutcheson

British Dictionary definitions for clear-headed

clear-headed

adjective

mentally alert; sensible; judicious

Derived Formsclear-headedly, adverbclear-headedness, noun

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Examples from the Web for clear-headed

Contemporary Examples

Pilots who smoke perform more poorly than clear-headed pilots on simulators—and that lasts 24 hours or more.

Historical Examples

But it also shows him to be honourable, talented, and clear-headed.

He was a clear-headed, sensible man, with a keen eye to a bargain.

Impossible—so clear-headed as he is, so fastidious about women!

In political administration he was painstaking, clear-headed, and just.

He was his own clear-headed, calm, collected self again in a moment.

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