self-poised
[ self-poizd ]
/ sɛlfˈpɔɪzd /
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adjective
acting with poise.
being balanced without support.
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OTHER WORDS FROM self-poised
self-pois·ed·ness [self-poi-zid-nis], /sɛlfˈpɔɪ zɪd nɪs/, nounWords nearby self-poised
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