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clearheaded

[ kleer-hed-id ]

/ ˈklɪərˈhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

having or showing an alert mind.

Origin of clearheaded

First recorded in 1700–10; clear + head + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM clearheaded

clear·head·ed·ly, adverb clear·head·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby clearheaded

clear-sighted, clearance, clearchus, clearcole, clearfield, clearheaded, clearing, clearing bank, clearing bath, clearing factor, clearing house

Example sentences from the Web for clear-headed

Pilots who smoke perform more poorly than clear-headed pilots on simulators—and that lasts 24 hours or more.

Weed Gave My Family Everything—Then Took It Away |Abby Haglage |April 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was a sober, clear-headed, studious and somewhat taciturn boy, quick to perceive and prompt to act.

Memoirs of Orange Jacobs |Orange Jacobs
He was, notwithstanding his apparent enthusiasm and recklessness, extremely methodical and clear-headed.

Jack |Alphonse Daudet
Clear-headed politicians saw at once that the tenants had played the game and lost.

Irish History and the Irish Question |Goldwin Smith

The next morning he was at his desk, clear-eyed and clear-headed, and for a few weeks was a busy, scheming man of business.

The Wreck of the Titan |Morgan Robertson
Pleadwell saw that he was on the wrong track with this clear-headed boy.

The Blind Brother |Homer Greene

British Dictionary definitions for clear-headed

clear-headed

adjective

mentally alert; sensible; judicious

Derived forms of clear-headed

clear-headedly, adverb clear-headedness, noun