unruffled

comparative more unruffled · superlative most unruffled

1. Not ruffled or tousled.

   unruffled hair

2. figurativelyCalm, not ruffled, serene, at peace, unbothered.

   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

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   "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

   Synonyms: cool-headed, placid, calm, steady, collected, composed, cool-headed, equable