composed
adjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//kəmˈpəʊzd//
- United States//kəmˈpoʊzd//
Showing composure.
adjective
- 1
Showing composure.
A kiss of reconciliation settled the matter, and Lord Penrhyn again composed himself in his most composing arm-chair.
Milner and Theo Walcott failed to justify their selection ahead of Aston Villa's Young as they struggled ineffectually in the first half, leaving striker Bent isolated and starved of supply as Switzerland looked the more composed and ordered team.
verb
- 1
Also a form of composesimple past and past participle of compose
Forms
- comparative
- more composed
- superlative
- most composed