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self-poised

[self-poizd]

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adjective

acting with poise.

being balanced without support.

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

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Examples from the Web for self-poised

Historical Examples of self-poised

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 Salons
Amelia Gere Mason
Are we self-poised, or does our balance depend on something external?
The Hidden Power
Thomas Troward
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
She did not feel that Dallas needed buoying—Dallas, quiet, self-poised, and staunch.
The Plow-Woman
Eleanor Gates