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self-poˈssessed, ppl. a. [Formed after self-possession; see self- 2.] Characterized by self-possession.
1818Scott Hrt. Midl. I. vii. 228 He..came forward to meet him, with a self-possessed, and even dignified air. 1838Lytton Alice i. v, Tall, self-possessed, and dressed plainly indeed. 1848Dickens Dombey xxi, She was not embarrassed, but wholly self-possessed. 1897‘H. S. Merriman’ In Kedar's Tents iii, The voice was clear and low, remarkably self-possessed. Hence self-poˈssessedly adv.
1893Cornh. Mag. July 2 She received the ovation self⁓possessedly. |