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adjective

Definition of poisednext
1
as in confident

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as in hovering

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poised

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verb

past tense of poise
1
as in braced
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference

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as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air the falcon poised in the air for an instant before diving to attack its prey

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“Poised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poised. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.

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