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composedness

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com⋅posed

[kuhm-pohzd]
–adjective
calm; tranquil; serene: His composed face reassured the nervous passengers.

Origin:
1475–85; compose + -ed 2


com⋅pos⋅ed⋅ly [kuhm-poh-zid-lee] , adverb
com⋅pos⋅ed⋅ness, noun


See calm.


agitated, perturbed.
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com·posed   (kəm-pōzd')   
adj.  Serenely self-possessed; calm. See Synonyms at cool.
com·pos'ed·ly (-pō'zĭd-lē) adv., com·pos'ed·ness n.
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