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Coolheaded

adjective
1.
Marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional.  Synonyms: cool, nerveless.  "Keep cool" , "Stayed coolheaded in the crisis" , "The most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"






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"Coolheaded" Quotes from Famous Books



... at ease again when he was assured by further conversation that the owner was entirely ignorant of the momentous truth. The 'Squire's offers were tempting, and, from byplay and bantering, at last amounted to what appeared a perfectly fabulous sum. The upshot of the matter was that the coolheaded Jones got rid of the wretched little lot for $490 cash. The purchaser was now quite sure that he was the shrewdest fellow in that ...
— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 - Devoted to Literature and National Policy • Various

... to be given, this might seem a good answer. But Mantell was known for coolheaded judgment. As a wartime pilot, he was familiar with signs of anoxia (oxygen starvation). That he knew his tolerance for altitude is proved by ...
— The Flying Saucers are Real • Donald Keyhoe



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