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US
/ənˈfɫæpəbəɫ/
]
[ UK /ʌnflˈæpəbəl/ ]
[ UK /ʌnflˈæpəbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure
hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm
an imperturbable self-possession
unflappable in a crisis
How To Use unflappable In A Sentence
- With nearly 10 years of work in the region, Mr Sharratt has won renown as an unflappable lawyer with a passion for the heat of the court room.
- I put chocolates in the staff room for the unflappable, sweet-toothed nurses. Times, Sunday Times
- Also unflappable, including an inauspiciously silly early scene in which she mediates her way out of a coffee-shop holdup. Roush Review: A Thursday Logjam
- Just this weekend a normally unflappable friend texted from his brother 's hospital bedside. Times, Sunday Times
- Perhaps his unflappable nature stems from an upbringing on New Zealand's west coast.
- He was absolutely unflappable even when Ganguly was out.
- She's totally unflappable - you have to be when working in such a highly-pressured environment.
- For a quiet, level-headed lad, who is usually so composed and unflappable on the pitch, the prospect is one that exhilarates.
- I've succeeded in making unflappable Adam Morrison flappable.
- The key thing he revealed is how brilliant a political performer he is: affable, unflappable and unpindownable. David Cameron breaks silence on green matters