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unflappable

[ uhn-flap-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.


unflappable

/ ʌˈڱæəə /

adjective

  1. informal.
    hard to upset; imperturbable; calm; composed
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˌڱ貹ˈٲ, noun
  • ܲˈڱ貹, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·ڱp·i·ٲ noun
  • ܲ·ڱp· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unflappable1

First recorded in 1950–55; un- 1 + flap + -able
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He has worked at the show since 2001 and has absorbed the boss’s unflappable steadiness, with a tinge of the long-suffering.”

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When she was informed of the full story in the 1970s, she was characteristically unflappable, taking it "all very calmly and without surprise", according to the declassified files released to the National Archives.

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Nowak is a steady, unflappable volunteer who shows up every Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon to make sure the work is completed properly.

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Despite the peril, the unflappable Williamson continued from his 93 in the first innings.

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He then selected the unflappable Walker Buehler to close out things in the ninth.

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