<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>composed, dignified, and self-assured.</li><li>being in balance or equilibrium: a ball poised on the nose of a seal.</li><li>teetering or wavering: to be poised on the brink of disaster.</li><li>hovering or suspended in or as in midair: a bird poised in flight; a helicopter poised overhead.</li><li>readied or prepared to do something or for something to happen: a singer poised to make sales history with a new album.</li></ul>