self-poised

[ self-poizd ]

/ sɛlfˈpɔɪzd /

adjective

acting with poise.

being balanced without support.

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Nearby words

self-parody, self-perpetuating, self-pity, self-pitying, self-plagiarism, self-poised, self-pollinate, self-pollination, self-portrait, self-possessed, self-possession

Related forms

self-pois·ed·ness [self-poi-zid-nis] /sɛlfˈpɔɪ zɪd nɪs/, noun

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Examples from the Web for self-poised

Thus early did the sincere, self-poised young man take upon himself great responsibilities.
Famous American Statesmen|Sarah Knowles Bolton
There are few figures on the page of history more admirable, self-poised, and clear-sighted than this quiet man.
American Men of Action|Burton E. Stevenson
Walter Scott was big, broad, easy and self-poised, like one of his own historical novels.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877.|Various
Call on him when you would, and you found him self-poised and fresh.
Discourse of the Life and Character of the Hon. Littleton Waller Tazewell|Hugh Blair Grigsby

He was upright, firm, and self-poised as the pillar of some old Grecian temple.
Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life|Ann S. Stephens