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dispassionate

adjective
 
 
/dɪˈspæʃ.ən.ət/

Definition

able to think clearly or make good decisions because of not being influenced by emotions: In all the media hysteria, there was one journalist whose comments were clear-sighted and dispassionate.Unbiased or impartial dispassionately
 
 
/-li/ adverb
Unbiased or impartial
(Definition of dispassionate adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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