self-poised

[ self-poizd ]

/ sɛlfˈpɔɪzd /

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adjective

acting with poise.

being balanced without support.

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Origin of self-poised

First recorded in 1620–30; self- + poised

OTHER WORDS FROM self-poised

self-pois·ed·ness

[self-poi-zid-nis], /sɛlfˈpɔɪ zɪd nɪs/, noun

Words nearby self-poised

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

How to use self-poised in a sentence

Are we self-poised, or does our balance depend on something external?
The Hidden Power|Thomas Troward
But William was self-poised, and bore himself with a sort of brave humility that should have disarmed even rage itself.
Silent Struggles|Ann S. Stephens
Through it all he was the self-poised American, never losing his native sense of humour.
William Hickling Prescott|Harry Thurston Peck
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

He was always cool and self-poised, and his clear, resonant voice had a peculiar, agreeable quality.
Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman|J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd