unruffled
adjEtymology From un- + ruffled.
1
Not ruffled or tousled.
- unruffled hair
2
Figuratively Calm, not ruffled, serene, at peace, unbothered.
- "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?"1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
- Mr. Altman, calm and unruffled, tried several times to draw a distinction between A.I. and social media.2023 May 16, Cecilia Kang, “OpenAI’s Sam Altman Urges A.I. Regulation in Senate Hearing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Derived terms
- unruffledness