collected
adjective
having control of one's faculties; self-possessed.
collectedly
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a word derived from
collected.
Example Sentences
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The few times he dared to look up, she looked up, too; her eyes drifting coolly, calmly, collectedly across his face, probing with a vapory lack of concern.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
They stood looking at each other for a moment: she, quite collectedly; he, smiling with his eyes and sneering with his mouth.
From Poppy The Story of a South African Girl by Cynthia Stockley
The physician, therefore, wrote a few lines, begging him in the name of all his friends to allow the holy sacrament to be administered to him, upon which he answered calmly and collectedly, 'I will.'
From Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) by Elliott Graeme
Read this, sir," said she, taking a letter from the folds of her handkerchief—"this well tell you all, shorter and more collectedly than I can.
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Charles James Lever
In the latter, safety consists in a horse jumping well together or collectedly, because in a cramped or crooked place speed is almost certain trouble.
From The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises by Vielle Moustache
