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unruffled

[ uhn-ruhf-uhld ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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
not ruffled, as a garment; smooth.

unruffled

/ ʌnˈrʌfəld /

First recorded in 1650–60; un- ¹ + ruffle ¹ + -ed ²

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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