'Poised' definitions:

Definition of 'poised'

From: WordNet
adjective
Marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer"
adjective
In full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed]

Definition of 'Poised'

From: GCIDE
  • Poise \Poise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poised, ; p. pr. & vb. n. Poising.] [OE. poisen, peisen, OF. & F. peser, to weigh, balance, OF. il peise, il poise, he weighs, F. il p[`e]se, fr. L. pensare, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See Poise, n., and cf. Pensive.] [Formerly written also peise.]
  • 1. To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance. [1913 Webster]
  • Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky; Nor poised, did on her own foundation lie. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To counterpoise; to counterbalance. [1913 Webster]
  • One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh. [1913 Webster]
  • He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise the weight, and discern the evidence. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To weigh (down); to oppress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'poised'

From: GCIDE
  • balanced \bal"anced\ adj. being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; -- opposite of unbalanced. the carefully balanced seesaw a properly balanced symphony orchestra a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history a balanced blend of whiskeys the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers [Narrower terms: {counterbalanced, counter-balanced, counterpoised}; well-balanced; poised] [Related terms: stable --- (maintaining equilibrium)] [WordNet 1.5]

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