cool-headed
adj1
Calm and imperturbable, especially under pressure.
- The best headteachers are like submarine captains – cool-headed, astute decision-makers – who trust their colleagues and surroundings to indicate where their ship is headed.2014 September 23, A teacher, “Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents”, in The Guardian:
- Derived terms
- cool-headedness
- Related terms
- cool head, cool heads will prevail