coolheaded

adjective

cool·​head·​ed ˈkül-ˌhe-dəd How to pronounce coolheaded (audio)
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: not easily excited

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was praised for having a coolheaded response to the crisis
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Graceful and coolheaded, the artist is prone to speaking in elliptical phrases that build on one another, in a way that echoes her artwork. — Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2017 Beijing should be very coolheaded because does a new Cold War serve China’s interests? — Jeremy Page, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2018 And Pelosi, as the speaker of the House Representatives, appeared characteristically coolheaded throughout the voting process. — Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2019 Her coolheaded approach — distilling arguments, weighing the evidence, and then ruling decisively — was evident in discussions over the Cohen case and is typical for Strauss, according to lawyers who have worked with her for decades. — Benjamin Weiser, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2020

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First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

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coolheaded

adjective
cool·​head·​ed ˈkül-ˈhed-əd How to pronounce coolheaded (audio)
: not easily excited
coolheadedness
-ˈhed-əd-nəs
noun
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