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Clear-headed — Clear head ed (kl[=e]r h[e^]d [e^]d), a. Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent. He was laborious and clear headed. Macaulay. {Clear head ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clear-headed — adj able to think in a clear and sensible way … Dictionary of contemporary English
clear-headed — adjective able to think in a sensible and calm way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clear-headed — ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone as clear headed, you mean that they are sensible and think clearly, especially in difficult situations. ...his clear headed grasp of the laws of economics … English dictionary
clear-headed — a. 1. Free from confusion or confused thought, lucid, luminous, clear thoughted, clear thinking. 2. Discerning, clear sighted, clear seeing, keen sighted, shrewd, sagacious, perspicacious, penetrating, acute, long headed. See intelligent … New dictionary of synonyms
clear-headed — adjective thinking clearly clear headedly adverb clear headedness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
clear-headed — /ˈklɪə hɛdəd/ (say klear heduhd) adjective having or showing a clear head or understanding. –clear headedness, noun …
clear-headed — adjective alert and thinking logically. Derivatives clear headedness noun … English new terms dictionary
clear headed — sober, thinking clearly … English contemporary dictionary
clear-headed — UK / US adjective able to think in a sensible and calm way … English dictionary