even-minded
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- even-mindedness noun
Example Sentences
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Mr. Garrison deftly sidesteps gay stereotype in his role as the ex-children’s book editor Robert, the more even-minded of the couple next door.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2011
"I try to make myself agreeable to every one," replied the even-minded girl.
From Home Lights and Shadows by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
He's always been so big and healthy and even-minded, you couldn't tell him anything, except what you could print right out in black and white.
From The Real Adventure by Crosby, Raymond Moreau
Slug and Crawler, Mrs. Tempest's carriage horses, sleek even-minded bays, had been at Brighton, and so had Vixen's beautiful thorough-bred, and a handsome brown for the groom; but all the rest had stayed in Hampshire.
From Vixen, Volume I. by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
If there is an office that requires consummate tact, knowledge and even-minded temperament, commend me to that of private secretary to a Governor-General.
From The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon by Gordon, J. M. (Joseph Maria)
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