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unflappable

adj
/ʌnˈflæpəbəl/

Etymology

From un- + flap (“to upset, stir”) + -able.

  1. inherited from flap
  2. formed as unflappable — “un- + flap + -able”

Definitions

  1. Remaining composed and level-headed at all times

    Remaining composed and level-headed at all times; impossible to fluster; not becoming frustrated or irritated easily.

    • The whole thing looked remarkably like an implacable force meeting an unflappable object.
    • It was for this reason that when Lord Hailsham first described Harold Macmillan as "unflappable'", it became an instant catchword, distancing the incoming Prime Minister from his predecessor
    • Whereas his predecessor was impetuous, Obama was praised for being contemplative and unflappable. Bush had a gut; Obama had a brain.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA