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grounded
[ groun-did ]
adjective
- mentally or emotionally balanced; having a peaceful, practical, or realistic outlook:
His more grounded, common-sense view of the situation was a helpful counter to my flights of fancy.
I love being around them, because they're really grounded.
- Aeronautics. (of an aircraft) being brought or restricted to the ground because of bad weather, the unsatisfactory condition of the aircraft, etc.
Grounded flights have cost airlines in excess of $2 billion this year alone.
- Electricity. having a conducting connection between an electric circuit or equipment and the earth or some other conducting body:
This equipment must be plugged into a grounded outlet.
grounded
/ ˈɡʊԻɪ /
adjective
- sensible and down-to-earth; having one's feet on the ground
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܲԻ·· adverb
- dzܲԻ··Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of grounded1
Example Sentences
He is a man grounded in more ways than one.
She said the satellites and aerial surveys that created Bedmap3 will allow researchers to better estimate how thick the ice is, particularly in transient zones where the grounded ice changes to a floating ice shelf.
In the same interview, Kilmer talked about how he’d go to Central Park and hug trees to feel grounded while studying drama.
Despite some challenges through the years, including legal issues, their relationship, the guitarist said, is grounded and he hopes that comes through in the final version.
In his two at-bats, he grounded into a double play in the first and grounded out in the fourth.
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