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unflappable

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11 lettersPronunciation /ʌnˈflæpəbəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aabefllnppuStarts with UEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Calm and steady under pressure.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • The whole thing looked remarkably like an implacable force meeting an unflappable object.
  • It was for this reason that when Lord Hailsham first described Harold Macmillan as "unflappable'", it became an instant catchword, distancing the incoming Prime Minister from his predecessor
  • Whereas his predecessor was impetuous, Obama was praised for being contemplative and unflappable. Bush had a gut; Obama had a brain.

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