Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a clear, orderly mind; sensible.
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- adjective Having the
ability tothink clearly andact appropriately
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Examples
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It’s therefore what I might call a clearheaded lunatic, who’s following a definite line of activity and is sufficiently circumspect to take precautions.”
Maigret Afraid Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1953
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I want to be clearheaded out of respect for their trust and confidence.
Peggy McColl: Your Invisible Sales Force Peggy McColl 2011
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Thanks to a crew of lovable, dynamic if not always clearheaded characters, Doonesbury is still a vital part of the national discussion.
Dan Lybarger: Mixing Pulp and Politics: An Interview with Doonesbury's Garry Trudeau Dan Lybarger 2010
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Thanks to a crew of lovable, dynamic if not always clearheaded characters, Doonesbury is still a vital part of the national discussion.
Dan Lybarger: Mixing Pulp and Politics: An Interview with Doonesbury's Garry Trudeau Dan Lybarger 2010
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Thanks to a crew of lovable, dynamic if not always clearheaded characters, Doonesbury is still a vital part of the national discussion.
Dan Lybarger: Mixing Pulp and Politics: An Interview with Doonesbury's Garry Trudeau Dan Lybarger 2010
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I want to be clearheaded out of respect for their trust and confidence.
Peggy McColl: Your Invisible Sales Force Peggy McColl 2011
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It was there if only he were clearheaded enough to remember.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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It was there if only he were clearheaded enough to remember.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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Thanks to a crew of lovable, dynamic if not always clearheaded characters, Doonesbury is still a vital part of the national discussion.
Dan Lybarger: Mixing Pulp and Politics: An Interview with Doonesbury 's Garry Trudeau Dan Lybarger 2010
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Thanks to a crew of lovable, dynamic if not always clearheaded characters, Doonesbury is still a vital part of the national discussion.
Dan Lybarger: Mixing Pulp and Politics: An Interview with Doonesbury's Garry Trudeau Dan Lybarger 2010
mollusque commented on the word clearheaded
I was in a museum and had to be dramatically clever and clearheaded.
--Umberto Eco, 1988, Foucault's Pendulum, p. 10
September 29, 2008