unruffled
pronunciation
How to pronounce unruffled in British English:
UK [ʌnˈrʌfld]
How to pronounce unruffled in American English:
US [ʌnˈrʌfəld]
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- Adjective:
- free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
- free from disturbance
Word Origin
- unruffled (adj.)
- 1650s in figurative sense, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of ruffle (v.). Literal meaning, in reference to feathers, leaves, etc., is recorded from 1816.
Example
- 1. But chen was unruffled , answering with ease and humor .
- 2. In the first of america 's three presidential debates , an affable and unruffled mitt romney outclassed barack obama .
- 3. The french president of the european central bank usually presides over his monthly press conference , which follows the monetary-policy meeting of the governing council , with an unruffled bonhomie .