unruffableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌfəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈrəfəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ruff v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ruff v.¹ (compare ruff v.¹ 3b) + -able suffix.Some instances may show typographical errors for unrufflable adj.

= unrufflable adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective]

slowc1384

imperturbablea1475

sober-minded1534

well-staid1550

settled1557

sober1564

steady1602

unprovokable1646

good-tempered1685

inirritable1794

well-adjusted1809

unvolatile1823

inexcitable1828

unrufflable1828

churchwardenly1830

unruffable1837

unexcitable1839

unrousable1842

well-tempered1852

middle-aged1853

unsqueamish1893

unflappable1958

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxii. 339 Sam..obeyed all his master's behests with..unruffable composure.

1896 Denver Evening Post 26 May 4/6 She was a typical summer girl with an unruffable temper.

1921 Commerce & Finance 13 Apr. 534/1 It sends a Chinaman into a small brainstorm, followed by a permanent and unruffable Oriental calm.

2001 C. Cumming Spy by Nature xxix. 312 He likes playing the slick old hand, the unruffable pro.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unruffable
释义	unruffableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌfəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈrəfəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ruff v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ruff v.¹ (compare ruff v.¹ 3b) + -able suffix.Some instances may show typographical errors for unrufflable adj. = unrufflable adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] slowc1384 imperturbablea1475 sober-minded1534 well-staid1550 settled1557 sober1564 steady1602 unprovokable1646 good-tempered1685 inirritable1794 well-adjusted1809 unvolatile1823 inexcitable1828 unrufflable1828 churchwardenly1830 unruffable1837 unexcitable1839 unrousable1842 well-tempered1852 middle-aged1853 unsqueamish1893 unflappable1958 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxii. 339 Sam..obeyed all his master's behests with..unruffable composure. 1896 Denver Evening Post 26 May 4/6 She was a typical summer girl with an unruffable temper. 1921 Commerce & Finance 13 Apr. 534/1 It sends a Chinaman into a small brainstorm, followed by a permanent and unruffable Oriental calm. 2001 C. Cumming Spy by Nature xxix. 312 He likes playing the slick old hand, the unruffable pro. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1837
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