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adjective
Date: 1958
mentally and emotionally stable ; admirably sensible, realistic, and unpretentious <remains grounded despite all the praise and attention>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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grounded — adj. (usu. does not stand alone) grounded in (she is well grounded in grammar) * * * [ graʊndɪd] (usu. does not stand alone) grounded in (she is well grounded in grammar) … Combinatory dictionary
