Meaning of POISED

Pronunciation:			poyzd
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adj]  in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [adj]  marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer"
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	Synonyms:		balanced, collected, composed, equanimous, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		apoise, arrogant, assured, balanced, calm, cocksure, collected, composed, confident, controlled, convinced, cool, decided, determined, dignified, easy, easygoing, equanimous, equibalanced, equilibrious, equiponderant, equiponderous, hovering, hubristic, imperturbable, levelheaded, overconfident, oversure, overweening, persuaded, placid, pompous, positive, possessed, prepared, proud, ready, reassured, recollected, reserved, secure, sedate, self-assured, self-confident, self-controlled, self-important, self-possessed, self-reliant, self-restrained, serene, staid, sure, suspended, symmetric, teetering, together, tottering, tranquil, trembling, unafraid, undoubting, unfaltering, unflappable, unhesitating, unruffled, unwavering, waiting, wavering, well-balanced, wobbling