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cool-ˈheaded, a. [Parasynthetic deriv. of cool head: see cool a. 8.] Having a cool head; free from excitement, not easily excited in mind.
1777Burke Let. Sheriffs Bristol Wks. III. 140 The old, cool headed, general law is as good as any deviation dictated by present heat. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 644 Soon, however, some cool-headed people ventured to remark that the fact..was not quite so certain as might be wished. 1889Spectator 14 Dec. 850 Among the cooler-headed members of his own party. Hence cool-ˈheadedness.
1891Athenæum 9 May 598/2 No better illustration of his cool-headedness can be given. |