compos mentis
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of compos mentis
Literally, “being in full possession of one's mind”
Example Sentences
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Each of these stories was, in some measure, autobiographical, and each a reassurance that, despite my worrying, I was still compos mentis.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 29, 2019
Don compos mentis: Of very stable genius mind.
From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2018
In an effort to reclaim my compos mentis, I wrote the sentence and its corresponding scene in my journal.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2016
"When I reached the shore, I was a few notches off compos mentis," he says.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2016
If anyone proposes another match race between these two super horses,” wrote a reporter after the race, “henceforth, he will be tried in the morning for treason, mutiny, mopery and non compos mentis.'''’
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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