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unflappable

unf·lap·pable

UK/ʌnˈflæpəbəl/ US/ʌˈnflæpʌbʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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”
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Origin

From un- + flap (“to upset, stir”) + -able.

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