unruffableadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌfəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈrəfəb(ə)l/ = unrufflable adj.
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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).
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adj.1837- throw up one's cards
- throw up one's guts
- throw up one's hands
- throw up one's hat
- throw up one's toenails, boots, etc
- throw up the game
- throw up the one's hand
- throw up the sponge
- throw wheel
- throw, put, one's weight behind
- throw-away-the-key
- throw-bait
- throw-crank
- throw-crook
- throw-disc
- throw-forward
- throw-in
- throw-lathe
- throw-line
- throw-net
- throw-off
- throw-out
- throw-out line
- throw-over
- throw-over relay