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grounded

 adjective
     
ground‧ed
1 reasonable and in control of your emotions, even when this is difficult
2 someone who is grounded understands their own character and knows what is really important:
Simmons says that her family keeps her grounded.
3 someone, especially a child, who is grounded is kept indoors as a punishment
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