[self-kuh-lek-tid, self-] 
| having or showing self-control; composed; self-possessed. |
| self-collected | |
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] |