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unruffable

unruffable adjective: imperturbable.

Adjective

unruffable (comparative more unruffable, superlative most unruffable)

  1. (archaic) imperturbable
    • 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.1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers

Forms of unruffable

comparativemore unruffable
superlativemost unruffable

Origin of unruffable

From un- + ruff + -able.

Questions about unruffable

What does unruffable mean?
Unruffable means imperturbable.
What part of speech is unruffable?
Unruffable is an adjective.

Words near unruffable in the dictionary

  1. unrude
  2. unrued
  3. unrueful
  4. unruefully
  5. unrueing
  6. unruffable
  7. unruffed
  8. unrufflable
  9. unruffle
  10. unruffled
  11. unruffledness

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