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unruffled

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English

Etymology

From un- + ruffled.

Adjective

unruffled (comparative more unruffled, superlative most unruffled)

Not ruffled or tousled.
unruffled hair
(figurative) Calm, not ruffled, serene, at peace, unbothered.
Synonyms: cool-headed, placid; see also Thesaurus:calm
- 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
  "What is there, then?" demanded the blind man without any break in his unruffled patience. "There may be another way—but surely—surely there must be some attachment?"
- 2023 May 16, Cecilia Kang, “OpenAI’s Sam Altman Urges A.I. Regulation in Senate Hearing”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:
  Mr. Altman, calm and unruffled, tried several times to draw a distinction between A.I. and social media.

Derived terms

unruffledness

Translations

not ruffled or tousled

Bulgarian: гладък (bg) (gladăk)
Czech: hladký (cs), nezčeřený
German: glatt (de), unzerzaust, nicht durcheinandergebracht

calm, untroubled

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