self-poised
[self-poizd]
- acting with poise.
- being balanced without support.
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We have no individuality, no self-poised strength, no sense of freedom.
The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
We miss a touch of delicacy in this nature that was so strong and self-poised.
The Women of the French SalonsAmelia Gere Mason
Are we self-poised, or does our balance depend on something external?
The Hidden PowerThomas Troward
He was upright, firm, and self-poised as the pillar of some old Grecian temple.
Wives and Widows; or The Broken LifeAnn S. Stephens
She did not feel that Dallas needed buoying—Dallas, quiet, self-poised, and staunch.
The Plow-WomanEleanor Gates