unruffable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ ruff +‎ -able

Adjective[edit]

unruffable (comparative more unruffable, superlative most unruffable)

  1. (archaic) imperturbable
    • 1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers:
      Sam, with a due allowance for the frailties of human nature, obeyed all his master's behests with that imperturbable good-humour and unruffable composure which formed one of his most striking and amiable characteristics.

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