Poised and Ready

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Poised

Poised adjective - Marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action.
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Ready and poised are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ready" instead an adjective "Poised".
Nearby Words: poise, poising

Ready

Ready adjective - Being in a state of fitness for some experience or action.
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Poised and ready are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poised" instead an adjective "Ready".
Nearby Words: readiness, readily, readying, readied

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  • Literature / Little Women Forbidden Fruit: Meg is poised and ready to reject John Brooke's marriage proposal out of fear, until Aunt March shows up and, unaware of her decision, orders her not to accept him.
    Source: Literature / Little Women
  • He saw the rider then, a knight bold and ready, the great lance poised to strike.
    Source: Literature / The Legend of Huma
  • Cry Cute Blossom and Bubbles are poised ready to kick bully tuchus.
    Source: Cry Cute
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