"unruffable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unruffable [comparative], most unruffable [superlative]
Etymology: un- + ruff + -able Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|ruff|-able}} un- + ruff + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} unruffable (comparative more unruffable, superlative most unruffable)
  1. (archaic) imperturbable Tags: archaic Related terms: unrufflable

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