clearheaded
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- clearheadedly adverb
- clearheadedness noun
Etymology
Origin of clearheaded
First recorded in 1700–10; clear + head ( def. ) + -ed 3 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He found he was clearheaded enough now to remember to flush the toilet.
From Literature
Grant, on the other hand “talks like an earnest business-man—prompt clearheaded & decisive—& utters no bosh.”
“But he was also not so clearheaded in his vision of the world as many of his modern defenders would like to make him out to be.”
She says she hasn’t had a fall since, and feels more clearheaded.
That depression “was different and hit much harder. I couldn’t organize my thoughts or think straight,” he says, adding that it’s only now that he feels more “clearheaded.”
From Los Angeles Times
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