self-poised
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Etymology
Origin of self-poised
First recorded in 1620–30; self- ( def. ) + poised ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The frequent result is depressing indeed, for we see many a man less mature, less self-poised and less confident after two years in a graduate school than he was as an inspirited college senior .
From Time Magazine Archive
He said, "The great principle of being happy in this world is not to mind or be affected with small things," a maxim which he carried out in his peaceful, self-poised, and remarkably happy life.
From Famous European Artists by Sarah K. Bolton
He was too self-poised, too superior, too wise.
From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser
In act and motive, in judgment and intent, he was self-poised, self-determined, self-moved.
From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Clark S. Beardslee
Self-conscious now, self-poised, she stood regally where she had faltered and fled.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Israel Zangwill
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