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well-adjusted

British  

adjective

  1. mentally and emotionally stable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Maybe that's why she seems so healthy and well-adjusted, even in the furious glare of the spotlight.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Both King, 24, and Lerman, 32, have been acting since they were kids and now seem to be well-adjusted adults.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024

It delves into the absolute pits of human experience not with a sage, well-adjusted perspective but with the mischievous bravado of a prop comic at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024

While most well-adjusted and normal people will see right through these characters, they reach enough vulnerable people to build a following, even without the direct, one-on-one contact that traditional hustlers use to snag their marks.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2024

The stairwell is dark, but my eyes are pretty well-adjusted, and I can see the tension in Martin’s jaw.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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