Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characteristically self-composed and sensible.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Sensible; shrewd.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective exercising or showing good judgment or common sense; sensible.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
level-headed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective exercising or showing good judgment
- adjective exercising or showing good judgment
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Examples
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The implications of this plague are grim -- i.e., a government increasingly owned by an untouchable plutocracy that will do all it can to channel the country's wealth to itself, while the rest of us engage in levelheaded debates and manic fistfights over the crumbs.
Ellis Weiner: Ads Infinitum: Countering the Citizens United Plague Ellis Weiner 2010
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The implications of this plague are grim -- i.e., a government increasingly owned by an untouchable plutocracy that will do all it can to channel the country's wealth to itself, while the rest of us engage in levelheaded debates and manic fistfights over the crumbs.
Ellis Weiner: Ads Infinitum: Countering the Citizens United Plague Ellis Weiner 2010
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I'm always going to be kind of emotional, but staying levelheaded is very important. ''
USATODAY.com 2007
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First Impression: John is described as a levelheaded and hardworking all-American guy.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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First Impression: John is described as a levelheaded and hardworking all-American guy.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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Americans are levelheaded people; they are not conspiracy-minded.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Most Americans are levelheaded people with busy lives and little time for conspiracy theories.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Americans are levelheaded people; they are not conspiracy-minded.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Americans are levelheaded people; they are not conspiracy-minded.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Most Americans are levelheaded people with busy lives and little time for conspiracy theories.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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