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unruffled
[ uhn-ruhf-uhld ]
adjective
- calm; not emotionally upset or agitated; steady; unflustered:
He became all excited, but she remained unruffled.
Synonyms: undisturbed, unperturbed, peaceful, composed, cool, imperturbable, serene, tranquil
unruffled
/ ʌnˈrʌfəld /
adjective
- unmoved; calm
- still
the unruffled seas
Derived Forms
- unˈruffledness, noun
Other Words From
- un·ruffled·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of unruffled1
Example Sentences
Like his surroundings, the Spanish-born scientist is reserved and unruffled, and speaks softly—never hinting at the fanfare-deserving scientific and ethical boundaries he pushes every day with his work.
As his fortunes waxed and waned, although his preferred candidates sometimes lost elections, he seemed unruffled.
Margery, with unruffled New Orleans charm, took it as a matter of course that everyone who turned up would need feeding.
Gonzalez, seeming unruffled, responded that Forde could have worn a wig.
"Uh-huh, that must be it," said Betty, with an unruffled good-nature that made Grace secretly ashamed of herself.
The sea was unruffled, and we were sailing towards the pier with full sail, and a gentle morning breeze.
Here I had no alarms, no fatiguing journeys, no anxiety; my mind became calm and unruffled, and I was once more at peace.
But now there was some malice in his smiling good-humour; a little cruelty in the brightness of his unruffled serenity.
Adelaide turned her quiet face, unflushed, unruffled, and neither laughed sillily nor looked slyly.
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