unflappable

[ uhn-flap-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.

Origin of unflappable

1
First recorded in 1950–55; un-1 + flap + -able

Other words from unflappable

  • un·flap·pa·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·flap·pa·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for unflappable

unflappable

/ (ʌnˈflæpəbəl) /


adjective
  1. informal hard to upset; imperturbable; calm; composed

Derived forms of unflappable

  • unflappability or unflappableness, noun
  • unflappably, adverb

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