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grounded
grounded /ˈɡraʊndəd, ˈɡraʊndɪd/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: ground, underground, grounding, GROUNDS; adjective: goundless, undergroundoverground, grounded; verb: ground; adverb: underground
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