clearheaded

clearheaded
adjective Date: 1709 1. having or showing a clear understanding ; perceptive <
clearheaded comments
>
2. able to think clearly <
stay calm and clearheaded
>
clearheadedly adverbclearheadedness noun

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  • lucid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clear, limpid, transparent, understandable; sane, rational; shining. See transparency, sanity. Ant., obscure, irrational. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Clear to the sight] Syn. pellucid, transparent,… …   English dictionary for students

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